 Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: O ti yan nipasẹ awọn Detroit Lions ni iyipo akọkọ ti 1955 NFL Draft ati ki o dun fun awọn Lions ni National Football League NFL lati 1955 si 1960. Gẹgẹbi rookie, o wa ni ipo kẹta ni NFL pẹlu awọn gbigba 44, ati pe o jẹ olugba gbigba ti o dara julọ ti Lions ni ọdun 1955, 1956, ati 1958. Ó gba ife ẹyẹ NFL pẹlú ẹgbẹ Lions ní 1957 ó sì gba àmì ẹyẹ touchdown ní ọdún 1957 : 1957 NFL Ìdárayá ìdíje. O pari iṣẹ NFL rẹ pẹlu Minnesota Vikings ni akoko ifilọlẹ wọn ti 1961. Ní ìgbà méje tí NFL lò, ó gba 183 receptions, 2,966 yards, àti 19 touchdowns. 