The Detroit Lions apparently didn’t like any of their options at No. 6 overall, which was the pick they acquired in a 2021 trade with the Los Angeles Rams that involved Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff. Rather than picking sixth, they traded the selection back to the NFC West.
Detroit sent the pick to the Arizona Cardinals, who then took Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. Arizona had previously traded back from No. 3 in a deal with the Texans, but they moved back up from No. 12 to 6 to take the first tackle in the class.
