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Watch: Lions OL Giovanni Manu shows off his progress and freakish athleticism

Giovanni Manu remains a largely unknown commodity after his first season with the Detroit Lions. Drafted in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft — from a trade of this year's third-round pick — Manu came from the Canadian college circuit with minimal football experience but plenty of athletic potential.

His first training camp was rough on the field. Simple football skills and concepts that high school players learn were largely foreign to the Tongan native who went to Canada to play basketball. He was a healthy scratch for his entire rookie campaign even when injuries hit the Lions O-line. But the athletic potential of the 6-foot-8, 355-pound Manu was obvious from the first day of rookie minicamp.

Manu still has that incredible athleticism, and he's working on honing it even more. In a video posted by former All-Pro OL LeCharles Bentley, who now operates a very popular offensive line training program and facility, Manu is performing weight room feats that have other high-level athletes watching in awe.

Glue the bricks together 🧱🧱@itsyaboigio@Lions#BTDpic.twitter.com/ovOqLlZRUL

— OLP (@OLPMedia) March 15, 2025

From a Lions standpoint, the footwork drills near the end of the video are really encouraging. Manu looks much quicker and more fluid with his footwork than anything we saw last summer. It lends credence to the hope that Manu can emerge as the No. 3 tackle in 2025, which would be a wonderful development for the Lions depth chart.

This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Giovanni Manu: Lions OL shows his offseason progress in video

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