When the Detroit Lions spent a 3rd Round pick on Notre Dame defensive end Julian Okwara, the hope was that he would end up bolstering what was one of the worst pass-rushing defenses in the NFL a year ago.
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Well, though Okwara may end up panning out and helping the Lions down the road, he will not be helping in Week 2 as the Lions rookie has been benched.
We found out about the benching when the Lions released their Week 2 Inactives List and Okwara was listed as OUT, despite not appearing on the injury report all week. According to Kyle Meinke, Okwara has been benched.
The Lions have benched third-round pick Julian Okwara for today's game against Green Bay https://t.co/ujU5sGHreO pic.twitter.com/VieztwASkT
— kyle meinke (@kmeinke) September 20, 2020