Earlier in the week, we broke down the roster battles and the bubble players both on offense and on defense. But that’s not the only place where there are significant roster battles happening on the Detroit Lions.
For the first time in a long time, the Lions’ specialists are anything but set for the 2020 season. While kicker Matt Prater is running unopposed—and rightfully so—Detroit’s punter and long snapper for the upcoming season have yet to be determined.
Longtime long snapper Don Muhlbach is the favorite to keep his job, but the man is only getting older, and this year the Lions brought in Steve Wirtel—one of three finalists for college’s best long snapper of 2019.