Our 2017 roster review will reexamine the Lions’ roster and how it played out last season. We’ll take a look at expectations, performance and potential role in the future.
Today, we continue our discussion with Detroit Lions cornerback Nevin Lawson.
Nevin Lawson
Expectations before 2017
Entering the fourth and final year of his rookie contract, Lawson was expected to be the Lions’ starting outside cornerback opposite Darius Slay. Even though the Lions brought in DJ Hayden and drafted Teez Tabor, Lawson was expected to hold them off for the majority, if not the entirety, of the 2017 season.