Former second-round draft pick Josh Paschal starting and playing throughout the entirety of the Detroit Lions 24-23 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 of the NFL preseason caught a lot of eyeballs and Twitter fingers. You could argue Paschal was the second most valuable player getting snaps against the Chiefs aside from starting nickelback Amik Robertson. Paschal was on the field for 28 of the Chiefs’ 59 offensive snaps to benefit his development. It should not sound alarms bells, despite playing in the fourth quarter.
Paschal followed that up by playing 19 snaps against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3 of the NFL preseason.