​PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – APRIL 24: Former Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson waves during Round Two of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 24, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images Thursday evening brought on a surprise drop of “Inside the Den,” the Detroit Lions Emmy-award winning documentary series. The latest installment was a look back at the 2026 NFL Draft, and it provided for a lot of insight into the things that happened—and nearly happened—for the Lions. Here are a few of the biggest takeaways from this newest episode.The Lions feelings on Blake Miller changed their approach to Day 1Every team’s media department has what very well could be their most difficult job of the year when it comes to producing a behind-the-scenes look of draft day. They comb through hours upon hours of footage, making sure not to unveil sensitive intel—like flashing a draft board directly to the media to make your point—while also looking to cut and edit things in a way that makes it appear as everything happened just the way your team had wanted it to happen. Franchise propaganda provides for a lot of hope, but even so, there’s a lot of footage here that shows the Lions were actuallypretty high on their eventual first-round pick, Clemson’s Blake Miller.Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell were shown having a discussion about how—and when—the run on tackles would happen, with Holmes wondering if one would potentially go before the sixth overall pick.“Well, the good news is we got hot on Miller,” Campbell said just a few minutes into the time for Las Vegas to make their pick at No. 1. “You know, that [liking Miller] helped big time.”The Lions appeared to be content with a few names coming off the board at offensive tackle, but by pick No. 12, Detroit started to get active on the phone to ensure they’d come away with Miller. Holmes’ first call was to Eric DeCosta, the general manager for the Baltimore Ravens, who held the No. 14 pick. Baltimore’s asking price was No. 17, 118, 128, and a third-round pick in 2027. The Los Angeles Rams, sitting at No. 13, wanted No. 17, 50, and 118 for No. 13 and 93. Even the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had their price for Detroit to move up to No. 15: No. 17, 118, and 128 for No. 15 and 195.But once the Rams went with Ty Simpson, and the Buccaneers took Rueben Bain, Detroit felt confident that Miller would be there at No. 17. Who Detroit preferred to Miller remains to be revealed, but what’s clear is Miller was the player among the tackles they seemed willing to move up and make sure they left with on Day 1.“We do all the rankings, and when we started to dive into those tackle rankings, it really just kind of came very very clear that we’d love have this guy as a Lion,” Holmes said about Miller.“I can’t believe it worked out that way,” Campbell told to Holmes in the Lions draft room. “I mean, that was crazy. I thought all those tackles were g