Free Press' Dave Birkett & Carlos Monarrez discuss takeaways from talking with assistants, injuries and where Lions stand at bye week, Oct. 9, 2018. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press
When the suggestion was made at the Detroit Lions’ media members summit this spring that the team did not make any big moves in free agency, first-year coach Matt Patricia took exception with that line of thinking.
"I’m not so sure about that," Patricia said at the time. "The Ziggy signing."
The Lions used the franchise tag on Ziggy Ansah in March to effectively keep their best pass rusher off the free-agent market at the cost of $17.