One area where the Detroit Lions were severely lacking in 2019 was pass rush. That’s despite paying a king’s ransom for former New England Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers last offseason. But is pass rusher such a massive need that the Lions will use their top draft pick in 2020 to address it?
Although the Lions signed Flowers to a contract which will pay him a whopping $90 million over five years, Detroit understood that the highly-sought-after free agent only averaged 7.0 sacks per season over his previous three years.
So it really wasn’t a surprise when Flowers total just 7.