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Detroit Lions cornerback Nevin Lawson getting close to healthy

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  • Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com
    • Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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DETROIT -- Nevin Lawson's rookie season with the Detroit Lions ended with a gruesome foot injury that required almost immediate surgery in North Carolina.

Less than a season later, Lawson is almost back to health as he tries to win the team’s slot cornerback job.