Marvin Jones Jr. has had an interesting career thus far in Detroit. The Lions aggressively courted Jones after Calvin Johnson’s sudden retirement in the 2016 offseason. At the time, some believed they overpaid for a receiver that many thought was not good enough to be a No. 1 option.
Despite an impressive 2016 season, in which he set career highs in yards and yards per catch, that feeling lingered into 2017. When Jones had a total of just 184 receiving yards through the first five games, many—myself included—wondered how the Lions were going to get out of his pricey contract.