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With Aaron Donald on his resume, draft junkie Lions GM Brad Holmes has a gift for talent evaluation

DETROIT -- There’s a time and a place for everything. And as the NFL Draft approaches (April 28 on ESPN, ESPN App and the NFL Network), now isn’t the time to bother Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes.

Even his best friend from high school knows the deal.

“I try to leave Brad alone right about now and just wait for him to kind of reach out to me, unless it’s something very important,” said Gabe Galdos, who has known Holmes since 1994. “And then after the draft, then I’ll talk to him and catch up with him.