Pads are popping. Sprinklers are spritzing. Grass is being grazed. Fall is in the air. Chris Spielman is likely helping the groundskeepers. And Taylor Decker has signed pen to paper. It’s hog molly heaven in the Detroit Lions offensive line room.
From snout to tail, pound for pound, this is the best offensive line room in football. Their unit is the selection by most publications as the best in the NFL. Homegrown first-round picks Penei Sewell and Frank Ragnow have the second-highest annual salaries for their respective positions, and now, still in his prime, Decker has earned a third contract with the Lions.