Detroit Free Press
Keshawn Martin and Bob Quinn had a relationship long before the Lions signed Martin to a one-year contract this spring.
Quinn was the Patriots' director of pro scouting in 2015, when the Patriots acquired Martin in an early-season trade with the Houston Texans. And when Martin joined the Lions this March, he said Quinn was point-blank about what it would take for him to make the team.
"He just said, 'We’re going to give you an opportunity, you just got to go out and make the plays,'" Martin said.