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Lions notes: Breaking down Detroit’s UDFA signings

The Detroit Free Press has a nice breakdown of the Lions’ UDFAs.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion May 9, 2018, 4:00pm EDT

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The Detroit Lions haven’t made any undrafted free agent signings official yet, but Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press looked at all of the rumored and confirmed signings and has a nice little summary of each player. If you have UDFA fever, this is a must-read.

The Lions have their first confirmed rookie signing: fifth-round pick Tyrell Crosby.

It’s official pic.twitter.com/G5xKZzjkbj
— Tyrell Crosby (@Tyrellcrosby) May 9, 2018

ESPN’s Michael Rothstein has more information from the attorney of the two ex-Lions employees who are suing the team for wrongful termination based on age and race.

Marvin Jones Jr. and his wife, Jazmyn, are opening up an “Everything Bundt Cakes” store right here in Michigan:

My wife and I are so excited that our cake shop in Troy, MI is near completion! Gonna be epic! #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/frt1t4yuqz
— Marvin Jones Jr (@MarvinJonesJr) May 9, 2018

Will Brinson of CBS Sports explained why he thinks the Lions are sleepers to make noise in the NFC North race and should win more games than the Vegas over/under line of 8.

LeGarrette Blount looks happy to enter his ninth year in the NFL:

Running into year 9 like... ‍♂️ #OnePride

A post shared by LeGarrette Blount (@l_blount29) on May 9, 2018 at 11:19am PDT

Offseason workouts are continuing for the Lions, and the official team site has some highlights from Tuesday’s session.

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