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Martin Mayhew’s Five Best Decisions

By Jeff Risdon

Oct 24, 2014; Bagshot, UNITED KINGDOM; Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew at practice at the Pennyhill Park Hotel & The Spa in advance of the NFL International Series game against the Atlanta Falcons. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2014; Bagshot, UNITED KINGDOM; Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew at practice at the Pennyhill Park Hotel & The Spa in advance of the NFL International Series game against the Atlanta Falcons. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 24, 2014; Bagshot, UNITED KINGDOM; Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew at practice at the Pennyhill Park Hotel & The Spa in advance of the NFL International Series game against the Atlanta Falcons. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2014; Bagshot, UNITED KINGDOM; Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew at practice at the Pennyhill Park Hotel & The Spa in advance of the NFL International Series game against the Atlanta Falcons. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

When Martin Mayhew took over as General Manager of the Detroit Lions back in 2009, he inherited one of the biggest disasters in professional sports history. Detroit was coming off the first and only 0-16 season in NFL history.

His reign ended after 6 seasons of varying degrees of success. The Lions earned two playoff berths and dramatically upgraded the overall quality of the roster. Obviously the level of success isn’t what Mayhew, or the long-suffering fans, ultimately hoped for. Even so, Martin Mayhew did make some solid decisions during his tenure as Detroit Lions GM.
Here are the five best decisions Mayhew made…

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