The Detroit Lions are in need of some help at cornerback this offseason, and an outlet suggests they could take aim at a former Defensive Player of the Year now in the twilight of his career.
Pro Football Focus named the Lions as a top potential landing spot for free agent Stephon Gilmore, who is headed back to the open market after one season with the Dallas Cowboys.
The Lions have three cornerbacks — Jerry Jacobs, Kindle Vildor and Khalil Dorsey — headed to free agency and are expected to make some additions for a unit that struggled at times.
“Stephon said when he get in the room, I tell the young guys, it’s your job to take the starters’ job, and the starters, it’s your job to hold them off,” Townsend said, via the Detroit Free Press.
That’s the same way in coaching. You got to make sure you’re doing your best at every opportunity, you have to prove yourself daily and I wouldn’t expect anything different from myself that I expect from them.
The Lions have taken other measures to improve the secondary, hiring veteran coach Deshea Townsend as their defensive passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach. Townsend said he wants to motivate all the players to be their best.
