NOTEBOOK: Okudah earns starting cornerback job

Tim Twentyman

PITTSBURGH - New Lions safety DeShon Elliott has known third-year cornerback Jeff Okudah since high school, with both players being from the Dallas area.

Elliott said one of his first tasks after signing with the Lions as a free agent this offseason was to see if he could help bring the best out of Okudah.

"I told Jeff today he has the talent," Elliott said after Detroi