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Reassessing Detroit Lions' roster after first wave of free agency and ranking biggest remaining needs

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Justin Rogers
Mar 14, 2026
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The Lions have plugged some holes in free agency, but have a glaring need for edge-rushing help opposite Aidan Hutchinson. (Getty Images)

Allen Park — After the initial flurry of free agency, teeth are being gnashed and hands wrung throughout Michigan, wondering how Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes could do so little to prop the sky up from collapsing the roof of Ford Field.

Had you more closely studied the indicators leading up to the new league year, maybe you wouldn’t necessarily feel better about the team’s conservative approach to free agency, but you could have at least anticipated it.

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