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Detroit Lions' Damon Harrison on deal: 'Financial security is everything in this league'

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Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez do a deep dive on the Detroit Lions and examine just how much the team has improved from last season. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press

Damon Harrison has already defied the odds by lasting seven NFL seasons, and he's seen enough of the business side of football to know it could disappear at any minute.

That's why Harrison, at 30 years old, said it was important for him to get a new deal this summer.