(Photo: Daniel Mears, The Detroit News)
Allen Park — Both 30 years old and entering their first full seasons as the anchors of the Lions defensive line, Mike Daniels and Damon Harrison are finally practicing together this week.
The eighth-year pros go way back, with Daniels telling reporters Wednesday that he met Harrison about a decade ago while both led interior collegiate lines in Iowa: Daniels in the Big Ten with Iowa and Harrison with the NAIA’s William Penn.
Daniels was introduced to the big-framed, small-school Harrison — who was dominating 90 miles southeast of Iowa City in Oskaloosa — by teammate Tyler Sash, a former Iowa strong safety who grew up in the small town.