INDIANAPOLIS -- At the end of December, with the Detroit Lions already out of the playoffs and heading toward an eventual coaching change, Ezekiel Ansah stood in front of his locker and had a brief conversation with the media.
Many of the questions focused on his future: His contract, the franchise tag and his health. They were relevant then and remain critical now, even though Ansah is tied to the Lions following the team using the $17.143 million franchise tag on him to keep him in Detroit in 2018.
But his future, his health and his contract remain issues that will follow him for the next 12 months.