The Detroit Lions knew they needed more of a tight end presence last season. After releasing Eric Ebron last offseason after four years of disappointing play, the Lions were in the market for a capable replacement.
Unfortunately, money was an issue in landing any big name free agents and Detroit was left with the veterans like Luke Willson and Levine Toilolo.
Here’s what Lions’ general manager Bob Quinn told the Detroit Free Press recently about the team’s poor tight end situation last year.
“We went into last offseason … we made many efforts at signing everybody that was available on the street.