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Detroit Lions’ ‘intentional’ roster construction has built a true contender

The Detroit Lions have been working for three offseasons to get to this point. General manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell have been striving for the perfect balance of talented youth and veteran leadership, and they believe they have what they need to maintain sustained success.

That belief was clearly represented when, after establishing their 53-man roster, the Lions not only didn’t claim another team's cut player, but they didn’t even put in a waiver claim to attempt to add another player.

From the moment Holmes and Campbell arrived in Detroit, the pair have shared a unified vision of what would make a successful roster and how they needed to get there.