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Detroit Lions have plenty of linebackers but likely won't stay out of free agency

Detroit Lions linebacker Devon Kennard sits down with Dave Birkett on radio row at Super Bowl 54 in Miami on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Detroit Free Press

The free agent negotiating period opens March 16 and the Lions have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. Here is the eighth in a series of position-by-position breakdowns on the top players available in free agency and what the Lions might do at each position.

Linebackers

On the Lions’ roster for 2020: Devon Kennard, Jarrad Davis, Christian Jones, Jahlani Tavai, Austin Bryant, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Anthony Cabinda, Anthony Pittman, Steve Longa, Christian Sam.