Less than 24 hours after selecting Laken Tomlinson, a guard from Duke University as their No. 1 pick – the 28th overall – in the First Round of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions officially introduced him on Friday, May 1 to the local media. At a press conference held at the team’s Allen Park Headquarters and Training Facility, Lions’ head coach Jim Caldwell; executive vice president of football operations and general manager Martin Mayhew; and team president Tom Lewand, were all smiles as they welcomed the 6-4, 330 pounder to the team. Tomlinson was also beaming, as he calmly answered a bevy of questions from metro Detroit’s print and electronic media outlets.
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