Lions tried to trade up for a pass rusher in first round of 2025 NFL Draft, per report

Lions tried to trade up for a pass rusher in first round of 2025 NFL Draft, per report

Detroit may not be done at the position

Lions Tried To Trade Up For Edge Rusher

Despite needing some depth on the edge, the Lions waited until the sixth round to address the position in last month’s draft. That wasn’t for a lack of trying. Detroit traded up twice on Day 2, but general manager Brad Holmes said that he made several more attempts to move up throughout the draft. One of those potential trades was targeting an edge rusher in the first round, per ESPN’s Dan Graziano, though the deal fell through and the Lions sta…