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With their league worst record in 2008, the Lions secured the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Detroit also had the No. 20 overall pick in the first round, which they received from the Dallas Cowboys as part of the Roy Williams trade in 2008. The trade also gave them additional picks in the 3rd and 6th rounds.
The Detroit Lions, who became the first team in NFL history to finish a season at 0–16, used the first selection in the draft to select University of Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford. [ 3 ] It was the first draft since 1983 that saw two centers being selected in the first round— Alex Mack at No. 21 to the Browns, and Eric Wood at No. 28 ...
The 2009 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 14th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise entered the season off an 11–5 record in their previous season, a playoff berth, but a loss in the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship game against the eventual Super Bowl XLIII champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Lions took part in the first NFL draft of college football players in 1936 and have participated in every NFL draft since. [6] [7] With the eighth pick of the first round of the 1936 draft, Sid Wagner, a guard from Michigan State University, became the Lions' first draft selection. [2]
The 2009 schedule was released on April 14, 2009. [11] Highlights of the 2009 season included: NFL Kickoff Game : The 2009 season began with the Kickoff Game on September 10, with the Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Tennessee Titans 13–10 in overtime.
The Detroit Lions could target a CB like Cooper DeJean of Iowa or Ennis Rakestraw of Missouri with the 29th pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Detroit Lions in NFL draft: 6 players who ...
The top 10 picks in the upcoming NFL Draft are now set. (Yahoo Sports) ... Baltimore Ravens (12-5) 28. Detroit Lions (15-2) 29. ... USA TODAY. Christina Haack, Ant Anstead make up after her latest ...
The Ravens held the 26th pick in the 2009 NFL draft but went up to the 23rd pick by trading its 26th pick and a 5th round pick to the New England Patriots. The Ravens selected Michael Oher (who later had a movie named The Blind Side made after his life during his early years) in the first round of the NFL Draft.