Today’s entry in this offseason series that chronicles the impending free agency of Detroit Lions from the 2021 season takes us back to the wide receiver position.
Plenty of speculation about who the Lions might target to bolster their wide receiver depth will surely continue in the weeks leading up to free agency and then the NFL Draft, especially after Lions wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El cracked a smile at the Senior Bowl and shared how he would address the team’s need at wideout.
But Detroit has some decisions to make internally before they start their search for new talent to infuse into the position group—and last offseason Brad Holmes may have found just the right versatile piece to keep around in Detroit.