Dean Lowry Jersey , it didn’t work out for them. Will this time be different?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareShareDetroit Lions draft another top-ten tight end in T.J. HockensonChristopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsIn other NFC North news, a few selections before Green Bay Packers picked Rashan Gary 12th overall, the Detroit Lions decided to use the number 8 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson. There is nothing wrong with T.J. Hockenson, who is a very athletic tight end who can stretch the field and hold his own in the run game. He’s an exceptional athlete for the position and there is at least some chance he could become an elite player along the lines of a Travis Kelce. Unfortunately for the Lions, there are reasons to question this pick. Tight ends are really more of a luxury position Kentrell Brice Color Rush Jersey , and most players there don’t make an immediate impact. Even when they do, it’s minimal compared to just about every position group outside of running back. As Justis Mosqueda frequently points out, the return on investment just isn’t there:The Lions need a virtual total rebuild, and tight ends are for teams that are just a piece or two away. This is how bad teams stay bad — after all, the Lions just tried a top-ten pick on a tight end a few years ago when they picked Eric Ebron 10th overall in 2014. And best of all https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Geronimo-Allison-Jersey , he wasn’t there to tempt the Packers, though their pick at 12 has his own set of concerns. Derek Barnett said he felt badly that Packers running back Jamaal Williams had to be transported to the hospital. But the Eagles defensive end isn’t apologizing for his aggressive style of play.“I’m going to have a penalty here and there,” Barnett said, via Jeff McLane of the . “It is what it is. I’m not going to be tip-toeing out there, though.”Barnett earned an unsportsmanlike penalty for his hit on Williams Oren Burks Jersey , which came on the Packers’ first play from scrimmage. He was not ejected and the league won’t suspend him, according to a report earlier Friday.“I was running to the ball, and I didn’t hear a whistle,” Barnett said. “I went in and tried to tackle him because we’re playing football. I wasn’t trying to hurt anybody because it’s our livelihood, this is how we feed our families. So I don’t wish that upon nobody.”Barnett had four tackles and a key strip-sack of Aaron Rodgers.