Dylan Drummond thought his NFL dream was over, the first leg of it at least.
Drummond took part in Detroit Lions rookie minicamp in May on a tryout basis, one of the unsigned, undrafted players who needed an impressive weekend to stick around for organized team activities the rest of the spring.
Camp ended, the Lions gathered their dozen so invites on the field, thanked them for coming and said they’d be in touch with their agents if anything came up.
Drummond, a wide receiver from Eastern Michigan who took part in the Lions’ local day before the draft, grabbed lunch in the team cafeteria, hit the shower and was about to get in his car for the long drive back to his home in Cleveland when he got a text from Lions manager of football executive operations, Liz Laux.