ALLEN PARK — The Detroit Lions have reloaded their defense, picking up cover men all over the secondary while beefing up their interior by signing DJ Reader. With the star nose tackle playing laying alongside an emergent Alim McNeill, and Aidan Hutchinson coming off the edge, that front has a chance to be nasty.
Now just imagine this: Levi Onwuzurike turns out to be the player Detroit thought it was getting four years ago.
Let’s not forget, general manager Brad Holmes — whose keen eye for talent needs no introduction these days — originally wanted to trade back into the first round for the interior rusher. Holmes was eventually talked out of that deal by his brain trust, then still landed Onwuzurke a round later, at 41st overall.
Clearly, Holmes saw huge things for Onwuzurike.
These days, the Lions are finally seeing it during the early days of training camp.
“It’s clear that he’s one of the best …