Today, the Detroit Lions exercised the fifth-year option on TE Eric Ebron's contract, locking up the offensive player for the 2017 NFL season.
The top tight end in the 2014 NFL Draft after a three-year career at North Carolina, Ebron’s massive frame and fluid movement to get downfield create a versatile weapon for the Lions offense. Selected by the Lions with the 10th overall pick, Ebron is one of only four tight ends (Brandon Pettigrew, 2009; Jermaine Gresham, 2010; Tyler Eifert, 2012) to be drafted in the first round since 2009.
In Week 11 in 2016, Ebron caught three passes for 70 yards in a win over Jacksonville. Among his receptions included a career-long 61-yard catch in the fourth quarter. His 61-yarder is the longest by a Lions tight end since TE Marcus Pollard’s 86-yard reception vs. Carolina on October 16, 2005. Two plays following the 61-yard reception, Ebron scored on a one yard rush. Ebron became the first Lions tight end to score on a rushing touchdown since TE Rob Rubick rushed for a one yard touchdown against Green Bay on January 2, 1983.
Ebron was drafted by the Lions in the first round (10th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
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