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If you’re looking for a breakout candidate on the Detroit Lions defense this fall, look no further than Tracy Walker.
The fourth-year safety has shown flashes of brilliance in his first three NFL seasons, but for a variety of reasons has not been able sustain his excellence on the field.
Walker said Thursday he is in a good spot personally after a trying year, and he seems poised to benefit from a new coaching staff and the Lions’ new safety-friendly defensive scheme.
“Honestly, first off it’s a blessing to be able to play under this coach and this scheme,” Walker said after the Lions’ final organized team activities practice of the spring. “I appreciate the knowledge that I’ve been learning and the tips that these coaches have been giving me, and just to be quite frank with you, God willing, I feel like I’m going to have a good year just off of just the way the system (is) and just the way I’m treated. Every aspect of it, I believe. And I’m so
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Way-too-early Detroit Lions game-by-game predictions for 2021 NFL season
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Detroit Lions defensive end Romeo Okwara waits on the play during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Leon Halip)AP
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ALLEN PARK The 2021 NFL schedule is set. The draft and free agency are in the books, which means it’s as good as time as any to take a crack at some game-by-game predictions for the Detroit Lions.
This is the first year the NFL’s regular season will expand to 17 games, with the Lions drawing a road trip to face the Denver Broncos through the added contest. Notable highlights for the first campaign of the Brad Holmes-Dan Campbell regime include a Monday Night Football matchup with the Packers in Green Bay in Week 2, the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving and the season finale back at Ford Field against the Packers.
Patriots’ approach to 2021 NFL Draft ‘was a whole lot different,’ especially Bill Belichick’s role (report)
Updated May 10, 2021;
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For better or for worse, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are famous for marching to the beat of their own drum in the NFL Draft.
In recent years, though, criticism has emerged that the drum in question is more Belichick’s and the organization’s namely the scouts who work in draft prep. That, combined with the Patriots’ recent track record of draft whiffs has put Belichick’s draft process in question.
However, there are reportedly signs of change in New England. According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, “this year was a whole lot different” in terms of the team’s approach to the draft.
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