Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez preview the Detroit Lions' third preseason game, Friday against the Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla. Recorded Wednesday, Aug. 22. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press
Matt Patricia’s recruiting pitch to Wesley Johnson was simple.
“We’re going to play the best 53 and we’re going to go win the Super Bowl,” Johnson recalled earlier in training camp. “I liked that.”
Johnson signed a one-year free-agent deal with the Lions back in March, and as he nears the end of preseason, he’s making a solid case to be the team’s backup center.