The Detroit Lions struggling defense will almost certainly be missing its centerpiece this week against the New Orleans Saints. Linebacker Alex Anzalone, who is having arguably his best professional year, is suffering from a hand injury that is expected to hold him out for at least this week.
But Lions coaches aren’t sweating it. For two years running, the Lions have boasted about their linebacker depth, and it only got deeper this offseason with the addition of first-round pick Jack Campbell. The former Iowa Hawkeye has been mostly splitting time with third-year defender Derrick Barnes at the MIKE position.