General manager Bob Quinn’s foray into the free-agent market to strengthen the Detroit Lions’ offensive line is almost a carbon copy of the strategy employed by previous Lions management in 1993, the first year of free agency in the NFL.
Quinn acted quickly this year. He signed right tackle Rick Wagner, formerly of the Ravens on the first day of free agency Thursday. On Sunday, he signed right guard T.J. Lang, formerly of the Packers.
It was an aggressive approach by Quinn, and one that Lang said in a conference-call interview should give the Lions one of the NFL’s top offensive lines as he and Wagner join a young group of incumbent starters and backups.