On Friday afternoon, the Associated Press announced their first and second All-Pro teams for the NFL’s 2022 season. The Detroit Lions were nearly shut out of both lists, but punt returner Kalif Raymond was named second-team All-Pro.
It’s a huge accomplishment for Raymond, who was handed a modest two-year, $5 million deal this offseason by the Lions. Prior to his 2022 season, Raymond had just 77 punt returns for 699 yards for an unremarkable 9.1 yards per return. In fact, Raymond had struggled with ball security as a punt returner and was cut from the Jets in 2017 after muffing a couple of attempts.