Dan Raley has covered University of Washington football since 1987.
He answered five questions regarding Levi Onwuzurike, the Detroit Lions second-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
1.) What are the Lions getting in DL Levi Onwuzurike?
Dan Raley: I’ve encountered all the great defensive linemen who have come through Husky Stadium among them Steve Emtman, a No. 1 overall draft pick and the catalyst for the national champs, plus Super Bowl champion Vita Vea, a pair of eventual Detroit Lions players in Danny Shelton and the late Reggie Rogers and now Levi Onwuzurike.
Unlike those other guys, Onwuzurike sort of snuck up on us. Oh, we knew Levi was good. After all, he came all the way from Texas to the Great Northwest to play his college football. Yet, he was sort of laid back and fun to talk to, whereas those other guys often had steam coming out of their ears.
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The cause of death wasn’t released by the family. He was 84.
Hatchett was one of two young lawyers who filed a federal lawsuit against Pontiac Public Schools in 1968 to end its segregation practices.
When U.S. District Judge Damon Keith ruled in their favor, requiring busing to end the segregation, it marked the first such legal victory in a northern state.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled state laws allowing school segregation were unconstitutional, was issued in 1954.
“He was a fighter for justice,” Pontiac Mayor Deirdre Waterman said about Hatchett. “He was a great man and a hero to the people of Pontiac.”
How the last 10 players to go seventh overall in the NFL draft have fared
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
Posted Feb 16, 2021
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) reacts after throwing a touchdown pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Munson)AP
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The Detroit Lions pick seventh in this year’s draft, and the recent run in that slot has delivered some impressive talent over the previous decade.
Carolina landed defensive tackle Derrick Brown last year, while we’re only a couple of years removed from the Bills selecting franchise quarterback Josh Allen at Pick 7. The Lions have picked seventh four times since 1960, landing running back Mel Farr (1967), defensive end Reggie Rogers (1987), quarterback Andre Ware (1990) and wide receiver Roy Williams (2004). The seventh overall pick has produced two Pro Football Hall of Famers in former Bears center Bulldog Turner (1940-1952) a