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Detroit Lions third-round pick and wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa was a guest on the "St. Brown Podcast" this week and said something about the Green Bay Packers that Lions fans are sure to love.
TeSlaa was one of the more surprising picks in the entire draft. Not only was he not on anyone's radar in the spot the Lions took him, Detroit actually traded up to get TeSlaa using three third-round picks (two in 2026).
TeSlaa is already well-acclimated with the NFC North, seeing as how he was a Lions fan growing up. So, it comes as no surprise that he has no love for the Green Bay Packers.
"I hate the Packers with a burning passion," TeSlaa said.
TeSlaa first displayed his fandom for the Lions when he arrived at the team's facility for a pre-draft visit wearing a Lions shirt.
"I thought he just did a cheesy move, just some fanboy stuff, and I was like, 'Come on, he didn't put a Lions jersey on.' But no, he said, 'No, I've had this since the eighth grade. What better time to wear it than now?'" Lions general manager Brad Holmes said. "And so, I really respected that. But he truly grew up as a Lions fan through and through. But obviously that is not why we were excited to go up there and pick him."
Looking ahead to his first season, TeSlaa will try to carve out a role for himself in what is a crowded wide receivers room.
TeSlaa will start out behind Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick and Kalif Raymond in the pecking order, but it's conceivable he could work his way past both Patrick and Raymond at some point.
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