Allen Park — Let’s not forget about Ziggy.
That was Matt Patricia’s message to Lions’ season-ticket holders back in April. And it’s a message that’s worth repeating now, after a lackluster preseason red-flagged the readiness of Patricia’s new-look defense this fall.
Ezekiel Ansah isn’t merely one of the few holdovers left from last year’s defensive front, as Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn began the personnel overhaul to implement a new scheme. He’s basically the only proven pass rusher on the Lions’ roster.
And yet he enters his sixth NFL season — perhaps his last in Detroit — with as much to prove as anyone.