Allen Park — A week after Bob Quinn said linebacker DeAndre Levy was still in the team’s plans for 2017, the Detroit Lions general manager is reversing course. The Lions will release Levy, according to multiple reports.
A third-round pick in 2009, Levy flourished into one of the best 4-3 outside linebackers by 2013, finishing second in the NFL with six interceptions that season. He followed that up with a career-high 151 tackles the next year.
But shortly after inking a four-year extension with Detroit during training camp in 2015, injuries bit hard.