The free agent negotiating period opens March 15 and the Detroit Lions have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. Here is the fourth in a series of position-by-position breakdowns on the top players available in free agency and what the Lions might do at each position:
Defensive line
On the Lions’ roster for 2021: EDGE — Trey Flowers, Austin Bryant, Julian Okwara, Joel Heath, Robert McCray. INTERIOR — Danny Shelton, John Penisini, Da’Shawn Hand, Nick Williams, John Atkins, Kevin Strong, Jashon Cornell.
Pending Lions free agents: EDGE — Romeo Okwara, Everson Griffen.