Allen Park — In case you missed the memo, the Detroit Lions are placing an emphasis on size at the linebacking position. Under coach Matt Patricia, bigger is better. That's why the team swapped out Tahir Whitehead for Christian Jones a year ago and zeroed in Hawaii's Jahlani Tavai in last month's draft.
And while no one told him to it, middle linebacker Jarrad Davis wanted to do his part to better fit Detroit's defensive scheme.
Davis, who weighed in at a perfectly middle-of-the-road 238 pounds coming into the league two years ago, came into this year's offseason program noticeably bigger, according to position coach Al Golden.