offensive tackle woke up at 4 a.m. Friday and couldn91裸聊视频檛 fall back asleep.

On the rookie91裸聊视频檚 ride to work, he was overcome by tears of joy.

Manu91裸聊视频檚 excitement and emotions were triggered by a long and lonely path, leaving his parents on the south Pacific island of Tonga at age 11 to live with his aunt and two older siblings in Vancouver in the hopes of a better life.

A growth spurt in high school, along with support on and off the field, led to Manu becoming a 6-foot-7, 354-pound prospect that intrigued the Lions enough to trade up to draft him in the fourth round last month.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been such a long journey,91裸聊视频� he said after participating in Detroit91裸聊视频檚 rookie minicamp.

Manu91裸聊视频檚 parents haven91裸聊视频檛 seen him play a snap of football in person, but he hopes they91裸聊视频檒l come for a preseason game in August.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 going to be really emotional, for sure,91裸聊视频� he said.

Manu became the first football player taken in the NFL draft from the University of British Columbia, a school he chose instead of playing across the border for the Washington Huskies because of Thunderbirds coach Blake Nill.

91裸聊视频淗e sort of played that father figure role, knowing that my parents weren91裸聊视频檛 around,91裸聊视频� Manu said. 91裸聊视频淚t was a no-brainer for me to go play for a guy like that.91裸聊视频�

The Lions, clearly, thought it was an intelligent move to give up a third-round pick next year to acquire a late, four-round selection to take the under-the-radar Manu at No. 126 overall.

91裸聊视频淚n the world of scouting, we talk about turning over every stone,91裸聊视频� general manager Brad Holmes said.

It91裸聊视频檚 easy to see why the Lions were intrigued.

Manu is massive, even by NFL standards, and nimble enough to move his feet for a left tackle and to make on a basketball court as he did in high school.

Detroit also has the luxury of letting him develop behind All-Pro offensive tackle Penei Sewell, who is from American Samoa, along with standout veteran Taylor Decker at offensive tackle.

While there isn91裸聊视频檛 pressure on Manu to perform right away in games, he is keeping expectations high on the practice field and in the weight room.

91裸聊视频淚 refuse to get outworked by my peers or my opponents,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭he way I look at it is that, if someone outworks me, it stops me from feeding my family.91裸聊视频�

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