The Detroit Lions find themselves in a pretty unique situation when it comes to their outside linebacker room. Typically, a team utilizing a 3-4 base defense will keep four outside linebackers on their roster, allowing them to keep a fresh rotation on the field and have a pretty safe bench in case of injury.
The Lions have five: Trey Flowers, Romeo Okwara, Julian Okwara, Charles Harris and Austin Bryant. Five may seem like a luxury on this defensive roster, but all five players shined in the preseason and in training camp, forcing general manager Brad Holmes to keep all of them.