Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have been blessed with a unique level of continuity in the team’s secondary. After re-signing safety Tavon Wilson and cornerback Nevin Lawson, the Lions essentially return the starting five that has shared the field much of the past three years.
Combined with the free-agent addition of Deshawn Shead, the road to playing time in the back seven is cluttered with experienced options, but a pair of young options are knocking on the door for expanded roles, and through the early stages of the offseason program, are being seriously evaluated as candidates for more playing time in 2018.