Detroit Lions Notes

Notes: Lions name Kerry Hyder ‘Most Improved Player’ of 2016

The young Lions defensive end was an easy choice for Lions players.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Jan 13, 2017, 12:00pm EST

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Kerry Hyder spent nearly all of 2015 on the Detroit Lions’ practice squad. So it should come as little surprise that, after his eight-sack season, the team named him the most improved player of 2016:

First up in the 2016 #Lions player awards: Chuck Hughes Most Improved Player https://t.co/Bhu2FXwPwZ pic.twitter.com/3ppVkuYzHI
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 13, 2017

The Lions offensive line ranked 19th in efficiency according to Pro Football Focus.

ESPN’s Mike Rothstein thinks Larry Warford may be the top free agent guard available, if the Lions don’t re-sign him first.

Relocation in the NFL means a big financial gain for the Lions (and the other 30 teams that didn’t move):

Lions may get cash windfall for Chargers, Rams moves to L.A. https://t.co/QUm3G1aKMn
— Crain's Detroit Biz (@crainsdetroit) January 12, 2017

A’Shawn Robinson is an intimidating man:

I would not want to mess with @AshawnRobinson, judging strictly from this photo.

Pic by John W. McDonough pic.twitter.com/i9kSU3QDvy
— SI Vault (@si_vault) January 12, 2017

Calvin Johnson visited the White House this week. No word on if he was given a presidential order to return to the football field:

Special night we were privileged to spend in the White House last week. The Obama's know how to throw a party!

A photo posted by Calvin Johnson, Jr. (@megatron) on Jan 12, 2017 at 2:50pm PST

Teryl Austin obviously didn’t land a head coaching job again this year, and according to Dave Birkett, no Lions coordinator has jumped to a head coaching job since the ‘70s (not including Dick Jauron):

Chuck Knox went from Lions' OL coach to Rama coach in the 70s, I believe that was the last Lions assistant to go directly to a HC job https://t.co/ZAhuzdDfqS
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) January 13, 2017

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