“I really loved him (in the draft),” Long told detroitlions.com of Hutchinson. “You know, it’s a big transition. He’s a hometown guy. It’s interesting because I think the pick fit them. I think it fits the head coach. I think it fits the town.
“And as the season went on, it started off a little slow, maybe he had some numbers but the things that I look at, the things that Michael (Strahan) looks at, the things you want to see you started to see as the year kind of progressed and I think he’s going to be a big building block for them. I love his energy. I love the way he plays. “
We’ll find out Thursday at the NFL Honors show if Hutchinson wins Defensive Rookie of the Year, but no matter how that vote goes, Hutchinson certainly impressed a lot of people with his play in 2022, including some of the best to ever do it at his position in the NFL.
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