DETROIT -- Twelve games into his NFL career, Detroit Lions rookie defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has already experienced a roller coaster of emotions.
After a 1-6 start, the Lions’ defense ranked among the worst in the league. Then after the Week 8 loss to Miami, they shook things up -- firing defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant and trading 2020 Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings.