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After signing a one-year contact this offseason, Young is viewing 2013 as a job interview, only focused on production in the fall recorded a sack, an interception, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and blocked a punt.

The 2013 NFL Draft transformed 32 NFL rosters. Around The League will examine the aftershocks in our Draft Fallout series.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz talks rookies: Lions coach Jim Schwartz talks about Day 2 of rookie minicamp and Larry Warford leaving with an injury.

Ezekiel Ansah was one of 50 players to participate in the first Detroit Lions rookie camp practice Friday.

A: My guess, and I do mean guess, right now is Palmer, but that is purely based on his experience.

With guys like Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley anchoring the defensive line, the Detroit Lions look poised for a much-improved 2013 season, defensively.

Ezekiel Ansah, the Detroit Lions' first-round draft pick stands with team president Tom Lewand, far left, general manager Martin Mayhew, left, and coach Jim Schwartz, right.

In terms of addressing needs, the Detroit Lions hit a home run in the 2013 NFL draft.

"We do expect a lot of those guys, especially guys that we took early to be on the field pretty quickly." - Martin Mayhew BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah, Mississippi State cornerback Darius Slay and Kentucky guard Larry Warford are expected to have an impact with the Detroit Lions this season.

Another in a periodic series examining the roles of NFC North newcomers: We have all debated the potential for Ziggy Ansah 's immediate impact as a Detroit Lions defensive end in 2013.

After losing its three top DE's this off-season, the team addressed those voids during the draft.

Mike O'Hara looks at what the Lions lost this offseason, the most impressive thing Darius Slay said in his presser Saturday and why he wanted the Lions to draft Denard Robinson Monday Countdown : The biggest winner in the Lions' draft is a player already on the roster; what the Lions have lost in the offseason and could never replace in any draft; ... (more)

Mendenhall spilled a jar of red, white and blue M&Ms on the table, separated the red ones because that's rival Utah's color, and asked his star pass rusher, Ziggy Ansah, to guess what pick he'd be by spelling out the number in candy.

The Lions continued to makeover their offensive and defensive lines today, drafting South Carolina defensive end Devin Taylor with their fourth-round pick, No.

Nov 17, 2012; Columbia, SC, USA South Carolina Gamecocks defensive end Devin Taylor lines up against the Wofford Terriers at Williams Brice Stadium.

Detroit Lions general manger Martin Mayhew's "best player available" strategy has given many of the team's fans headaches for years.

Freep writers analyze third round pick Larry Warfo...: Detroit Free Press sports writers Drew Sharp, left, and Dave Birkett discuss the Lions' selection of Larry Warford, a guard from Kentucky.

They filled a need for a pass-rusher by taking Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah, a talented but inexperienced defensive end from Brigham Young.

The NFL draft is Thursday through Saturday in New York. Tribune Newspapers NFL reporter Sam Farmer examines team needs by division.

Apr 24, 2013; New York, NY, USA; NFL draft prospect Eric Fisher interviews at the NFL Play 60 Youth Football Festival at Chelsea Waterside Park.