When veteran safeties Rafael Bush and Tavon Wilson signed with the Detroit Lions this offseason, general manager Bob Quinn promised them nothing but an opportunity to compete for a job.
“The only thing you want as a player is an opportunity,” Wilson said before practice Tuesday. “A fair opportunity at a job, and I feel like I’ve been given that.”
Bush and Wilson have been at the top of the strong safety competition from the start of training camp, ahead of second-year player Isaiah Johnson and rookie Miles Killebrew.
Bush played with the first-team defense the first three weeks of practice and started the first two preseason games alongside free safety Glover Quin.