It hasn’t been an easy path for young Detroit Lions linebacker Jarrad Davis. As a rookie, he was immediately thrown into the middle linebacker position, arguably the most complex position on the defensive side of the field. As the defensive play-caller, you not only need a complex understanding of your own defense, but you have to have the personality of a leader... all at 22 years old.
After an understandable up-and-down rookie year, things only got more complicated for Davis. With a new head coach and defensive coordinator in town, Davis went into his second season having to learn an entirely different scheme while losing a huge chunk of the defensive players he had grown chemistry with.