By Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.com
ALLEN PARK -- While Lions GM Bob Quinn is busy interviewing replacements for Jim Caldwell, he has some difficult contract decisions awaiting him on the horizon as well.
The Lions have 17 players who can become unrestricted free agents when their contracts expire March 14, plus another 10 who can become restricted or exclusive free agents. That's more than half the team.
Once the new coach is in place, Quinn must sit down with him and decide which players they want to let go, and which are worth bringing back. And nowhere is that call more difficult than on the defensive line.