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Free agent profile: Is Jalen Reeves-Maybin the linebacker Detroit wants to invest in?

On Thursday, Jeremy Reisman kicked off our 2021 Roster Review series when he profiled edge rusher, Charles Harris. Today, we take a look at another player from the Detroit Lions defense set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, Jalen Reeves-Maybin.

Jalen Reeves-Maybin

Expectations heading into 2021

Before the start of the 2021 season, Brad Holmes had made a couple of modest investments into the linebacker position when he signed Alex Anzalone to a one-year contract worth up to $1.75 million, and moved up in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft to select Derrick Barnes.