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Lions notes: Team continues to take measured approach with LB Barnes

Allen Park — Three months into his first NFL season and Detroit Lions rookie linebacker Derrick Barnes has yet to play more than half of the team's defensive snaps in a single game.

Barnes has come close, within a snap or two multiple occasions, including last Sunday against Minnesota, but he remains on the backside of a rotation. Normally, it's veteran Jalen Reeves-Maybin playing the larger portion of the timeshare, but he missed the past game with a shoulder injury and was replaced by special teams standout Josh Woods.

A midseason acquisition off Chicago's practice squad, Wood out-snapped Barnes 43-to-37, despite previously playing just four defensive snaps in his first nine games with the Lions.