Whether ranked by analysts or their peers around the league, the Detroit Lions' low presence on lists of top players highlights the team's continued lack of star power.
On Wednesday night, the NFL Network wrapped up its annual 10-part series, "NFL Top 100 Players," and for the first time in the program's decade-long run, the Lions were shut out.
The list is cultivated late in the regular season, when representatives from the NFL Network offer ballots to every player available during one 45-minute session of open locker room.