What if the Lions Passed on #1 Overall?

[nunusguy]

You know something like this happened a few years ago (I think it wa the Vikings) when the team failed to make its pick during the alloted time. And it was in
the top 10 picks of the whole Draft. Several teams were able to make their pciks in the intervening time before the tardy team finally cast it choice.
I always assumed it was accidental, incompetance whatever you want to call it but maybe it wasn't ?
Anyway as I recall the team had to pay the going rate on the Draft pick for its preslotted position even though they picked several spots later as
I recall ?