ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Devin Taylor hasn’t entered a season in this type of role before. His first three years in the league, Taylor was still learning. He knew he was going to be a backup, someone asked to do a certain amount of things in somewhat limited opportunities.
Not now. Not this year. Taylor is a starter for the Detroit Lions now, something the defensive end earned after he emerged the second half of last season as a consistent player opposite Ezekiel Ansah. It was a long way from where he was at this time last season, when he was still trying to figure everything in his career out.