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Meet Lions' second-round draft pick: Florida CB Teez Tabor

Let's get familiar with the Lions' second-round draft pick, Florida cornerback Teez Tabor.
Let's get familiar with the Lions' second-round draft pick, Florida cornerback Teez Tabor.
Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
Tabor left Florida after his junior season and he does not lack confidence. "I feel like I'm the best overall player in the draft, not just the best cornerback,” he said at the scouting combine. “That's just the confidence I have in myself and my ability to play football.”
Tabor left Florida after his junior season and he does not lack confidence. "I feel like I'm the best overall player in the draft, not just the best cornerback,” he said at the scouting combine. “That's just the confidence I have in myself and my ability to play football.”
Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
He has a bit of a troublesome past. Florida suspended him at least twice: once for getting in a fight with a teammate and once for refusing to take a drug test, after which he tweeted that the Florida athletic department “sucks.”
He has a bit of a troublesome past. Florida suspended him at least twice: once for getting in a fight with a teammate and once for refusing to take a drug test, after which he tweeted that the Florida athletic department “sucks.”
Phelan M. Ebenhack, AP
He once tweeted that college football is a “modern form of slavery.” He later apologized and said he “went too far.”
He once tweeted that college football is a “modern form of slavery.” He later apologized and said he “went too far.”
Jay Metz, JayMetz
After he was suspended for the fight, Tabor saw a homeless man in Gainesville and gave him $22 and a new pair of sneakers. He filmed the act of kindness on Periscope, saying he had “to give back to the community.”
After he was suspended for the fight, Tabor saw a homeless man in Gainesville and gave him $22 and a new pair of sneakers. He filmed the act of kindness on Periscope, saying he had “to give back to the community.”
Courtney Culbreath
Tabor could be a great fit in the secondary. He’s 6-foot, 201 pounds and ran a 4.62 40-yard dash. He’s good in press coverage and a reliable tackler. He earned playing time his freshman year, broke up 18 passes as a sophomore and had seven interceptions his last two seasons.
Tabor could be a great fit in the secondary. He’s 6-foot, 201 pounds and ran a 4.62 40-yard dash. He’s good in press coverage and a reliable tackler. He earned playing time his freshman year, broke up 18 passes as a sophomore and had seven interceptions his last two seasons.
Adler Garfield, AdlerGarfield
NFL.com’s draft analysis compares each draftable player to an NFL player. Tabor’s comparison is — wait for it — Lions cornerback Darius Slay.
NFL.com’s draft analysis compares each draftable player to an NFL player. Tabor’s comparison is — wait for it — Lions cornerback Darius Slay.
Courtney Culbreath, CourtneyCulbreath