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Why Detroit Lions keep drafting Alabama players

DETROIT -- Standing on stage in front of 275,000 roaring fans after being selected 24th overall in the 2024 NFL draft in downtown Detroit, new Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold took the microphone to deliver a message.

"I just wanna say Detroit, y'all got a star, man. I'm home! I'm home!!" Arnold shouted, while sporting a stylish, salmon skin print suit. "These fans are gonna be crazy."

For the third straight year, the Lions drafted an Alabama player in the first round.

He joined WR Jameson Williams, who was taken 12th overall in 2022, and RB Jahmyr Gibbs, drafted 12th overall in 2023.