ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Devin Taylor entered 2016 as a candidate to have a breakout season. He has all the physical attributes to be a havoc-causing defensive end and after a second half of 2015 where he made play after play, it looked like the Detroit Lions might have their bookend defensive end to pair with Ezekiel Ansah.
It never really materialized.
Taylor, who was in the final year of his contract, didn’t perform up to those higher expectations. After a 35-tackle, 7-sack season in 2015, he had 28 tackles and 4.