The Detroit Lions ranked 20th in the NFL last season with 35 sacks and were 27th in the league against the pass.
Detroit’s best rusher, Ziggy Ansah, who recorded 12 sacks this past season, is an unrestricted free agent. The Lions will have a decision to make on his future in the coming weeks and months.
The Lions expect to get 2016 sack leader Kerry Hyder Jr. back after he missed all of 2017 with an Achilles injury. How well he comes back is yet to be determined, however.
Anthony Zettel had a fine second season with the club in 2017 with six sacks.