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Detroit Lions rookie Aidan Hutchinson has been getting his work done on the field and quietly has been handling his business off it.
Coming into training camp as the team’s second overall pick in the draft, it would have been easy for Hutchinson to assume he’d be given respect immediately from his teammates, but he’d rather earn it.
"That’s always been the mindset for me really, in every aspect, high school, college," Hutchinson said. "When I’m young and you’ve got these guys that have been there for a while, I respect that and I want them to respect me. You earn it out on the practice field and your rookie duties."
That kind of attitude is not always a given with young players, especially ones drafted so highly. But coach Dan Campbell said that kind of attitude is "exactly what you want in a rookie."
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"He’s very self-aware, he is," Campbell said. "He’s not coming in here being loud and talking a bunch of trash or doing anything like that, he knows he’s got to earn his right."
Hutchinson is already starting to win over his teammates with his work ethic. Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow noted how Hutchinson is "doing everything the right way off the field," like arriving 30 minutes early to practice.
Fellow defensive end Julian Okwara has noticed that relentless attitude carry over to his play.
"Even when he came in OTAs, you could tell he’s a workhorse," Okwara said. "He goes after it, goes hard every play, so we love him."
Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson works out during an NFL football practice in Allen Park, Michigan. Hutchinson has been turning heads since he was
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