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Current Sports | April 30, 2021 | Lions Go With Sewell, Winners And Losers From NFL Draft

Penei Sewell
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How would you grade the Detroit Lions pick of Penei Sewell at number seven overall? Also, who were the biggest winners and losers from last night's NFL Draft round one?

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin we dive into last night's NFL Draft round one! Al recaps the spectacle and sets the scene of the event after a year in which the draft was held virtually due to the pandemic. The Detroit Lions decided to go with an offensive lineman in Penei Sewell with pick number seven. Did they get it right? Also, Al gives his winners and losers from round one. That, and more!

Episode 1788

Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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