There was a time when no NFL team featured more former New England Patriots than the Detroit Lions.
It was the spring of 2020. It was a 90-man roster overseen by general manager Bob Quinn, head coach Matt Patricia and a staff that ranged from Steve Gregory and Tyrone McKenzie to Ty Warren and Evan Rothstein. And on it were 14 players who previously made a stop in Foxborough.
But gone from Detroit are all but one of those players. Here’s a glance through the connections that remain leading up to Sunday’s 1 p.