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Antwione Williams won’t get lost in Lions’ LB shuffle

Related Topics: Linebacker, Free agent, DeAndre Levy

Allen Park — With all the significant moves the Detroit Lions have made at linebacker this offseason, Antwione Williams has become something of a forgotten man.

The team began overhauling the position group in March, unexpectedly parting ways with talented, but oft-injured star DeAndre Levy. The additions began in free agency, when Paul Worrilow was inked to a one-year deal. A former undrafted free agent, he averaged 120 tackles per season from 2013-15 before losing his starting job in Atlanta.

The upgrades kicked into high gear during the draft, when the Lions selected Florida’s Jarrad Davis in the first round and Tennessee’s Jalen Reeves-Maybin in the fourth.