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Lions fans react as Detroit picks Michigan LB Jimmy Rolder

Published April 25, 2026

Lions fans react as Detroit picks Michigan LB Jimmy Rolder

As Detroit continues to assemble an impressive 2026 NFL Draft class, the Lions took yet another Michigan Wolverine with their fourth-round selection. The Lions selected Michigan linebacker Jimmy Rolder at No. 118 overall, which has many Lions and Wolverines fans excited for the play-stopping defender to join the defensive unit.

The 6-foot-2, 238-pound linebacker totaled 118 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two sacks, and one interception throughout his collegiate career at Michigan. Rolder also led the Wolverines with 73 tackles last season.

As the Lions bring on board another fan favorite amongst locals, here are some of the best social media reactions to the fourth-round selection by Detroit: capturengo.com

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Instant analysis of Dolphins taking DE Trey Moore in the NFL draft

The Miami Dolphins made six picks on the first two days of the 2026 NFL draft, and they followed that up on Day 3 by taking Texas EDGE Trey Moore at pick No. 130.

Moore, 22, won the AAC Defensive Player of the Year award in his third season at UTSA before transferring to Texas for the final two years of his collegiate career. In 57 games between the two schools, he finished with 175 tackles, 30.5 sacks, 13 passes defensed, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and one interception.

The Dolphins moved on from Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb over the last year, and while they've brought in a few veteran free agents to fight for snaps opposite Chop Robinson, they still need someone to step up.

Moore will get that chance this offseason. If he can outperform Joshua Uche, David Ojabo and Robert Beal Jr., who are all on one-year deals, he could start in 2026. If not, he'll be a solid rotational option for new head coach Jeff Hafley and defensive coordinator Sean Duggan.

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Minnesota’s minutes man: Quinn Hughes eating up playoff ice time

Pretty much everyone emerged exhausted from the Minnesota Wild’s Game 3 playoff marathon with the Dallas Stars. When the visitors’ scored a power play goal in the second overtime, and claimed both a 4-3 victory and a 2-1 lead in the series, it was 12:53 a.m. on a Thursday morning, and the actual game had gone on for more than 92 minutes of playing time.

Fans, broadcasters, vendors and everyone who had stayed up late to watch from home were ready to call it a night. But the guy who had logged a Wild franchise record in on-ice time was ready to keep playing.

“I feel good. I mean, just try to take care of yourself. Brock (Faber) makes it easy sometimes, too. And we’re playing a pretty good system. We’re doing it as a five-man unit,” Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes said after playing a career-high 43 minutes, 47 seconds on the ice. “ Honestly, I kind of felt better in the second overtime and the first overtime than the third (period). I was tired in the third, but felt I got my legs again after that.”

Since Hughes arrived from Vancouver in a December blockbuster trade, Wild fans have gotten used to him on the ice pretty much any time the puck is dropped and the clock is running. In his final 10 regular-season games, Hughes logged fewer than 25 minutes of ice time just once — 24:48 in a victory over his former Canucks teammates on April 2.

In the first two games of the playoffs, both of which ended in regulation, he averaged more than 26 minutes on the ice.

Asked about the risk of over-playing one of the NHL’s marquee blueliners, Wild coach John Hynes said there is little concern about Hughes’ workload.

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“When you have the puck as much as you do, it’s not as taxing,” Hynes said prior to Game 4 at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday.

“He’s in great shape, and some of these elite players, I mean, they’re drive-trained. Their engines, they’re different than the average player or the average person,” the coach added. “He takes care of himself. I think he understands when he has to go, when he doesn’t have to go. The thing I find with him, too, is sometimes when those shifts get there, a lot of times when you watch him, it’s when he’s in some attack situation. It could be in transition, it could be the ‘O’ zone where he feels like he can exploit something, and I think that’s why it allows him sometimes to be in those situations.”

Hughes entered Game 4 with a three-game playoff points streak, which was a franchise record for a defenseman.

The offensive side of Hughes’ game is the reason he has been named the top defenseman in the NHL in the past, why he was a collegiate star at Michigan, and why he earned a gold medal in February, scoring the overtime winner in Team USA’s medal round opener versus Sweden.

Hughes and his younger brother Jack — who scored the golden goal versus Canada in the Olympic finale — were media darlings upon their return from Italy, jetting two and from New York City twice to appear on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

That turn in the national spotlight was in stark contrast to Hughes’ reserved nature. He is quiet on the bench, and speaks to the media in straightforward, matter-of-fact sentences, with little hyperbole and an even keel. That’s very unlike his on-ice game, with his moves that are often eye-popping.

“He’s not overly active. He’s active with his defensive partner. He’s active with Brock. I think he’ll talk to (assistant coach Jack Capuano) a little bit,” Hynes said. “I don’t have much communication with him; I will at times, but it’s whether I have to say something to him or he has to say something to me. But I would say regularly he analyzes the game.”

“He’s not a huge talker, no,” Hynes added, “but when he does talk, he’s got something to say of substance.”

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Nuno Espirito Santo hailed the impact of Callum Wilson after he scored the winner to ensure West Ham stayed out of the relegation zone.

The Hammers beat Everton 2-1 at the London Stadium and sit two points clear of Tottenham in 18th, who beat Wolves, with four games left.

“Callum is giving us huge moments and we are delighted,” the West Ham boss said. “Fantastic. What else can you say?

“We have all the squad available, all the players are healthy, so it’s a good headache to have when you have options.

“It’s important that we keep believing and keep fighting until the final minute which I think is something we already had in our character. Really positive for us.

“It’s going to be until the end. Keep fighting, keep believing, it’s tough but we are on our path.”

Colts select Oregon linebacker, Bryce Boettcher with 135th pick in 2026 NFL Draft

DETROIT, MI - APRIL 25: Fans of the Indianapolis Colts hold up a championship belt as they wait for their team to pick during Day 1 of the NFL Draft on April 25, 2024 at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, MI. (Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

With the 135th pick the Indianapolis Colts have selected Oregon linebacker Bryce Boettcher.

Boettcher will slide right into a Colts team that already features Akeem Davis-Gaither and fellow draftee CJ Allen. With the position so up in the air after a disaster of a 2025 it makes sense that the Colts would add another player in this draft. Time will tell who plays what role for the 2026 defense but adding this much talent and potential to a position that desperately needed it is good to see.

Here is what Lance Zurlein said about about Boettcher leading up to the draft:

Two-sport standout at Oregon who passed on a chance to start his baseball career, choosing to pursue an NFL opportunity instead. The former walk-on plays like the chip never left his shoulder. He’s fearless in his downhill approach, which leads to feast-or-famine results in the run game. His size, speed and athleticism are average, but his competitive will and motor cover some of that up. Boettcher profiles as an NFL backup but his special-teams talent could be his ticket to a higher draft slotting.

If Zurlein’s take on Boettcher ends up being accurate or not, it’s unquestionable that he is at worst an upgrade to the depth the Colts had at the position a season ago.

With another pick in the books the Colts will be on the clock again soon. With as many holes as they have to fill, it’s good that this was one of six day three selections the team will make today. Make sure to stay tuned to Stampede Blue for draft pick announcements and analysis as picks keep pouring in.

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