Detroit Lions revamped cornerbacks room should immensely aid rest of defense.
added a pair of veteran corners to the secondary. First, he traded for Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Carlton Davis III. Then, he inked former Las Vegas Raiders CB
Holmes followed up those two moves by further beefing up the team's cornerbacks group via this past April's NFL Draft. The fourth-year GM opted to use both of his first two picks on the position. He selected Alabama’sunit that struggled mightily a season ago. In fact, Detroit allowed the sixth-most passing yards and passing touchdowns in the league in 2023.
As a result of the aforementioned acquisitions, the Lions should be equipped with a vastly improved group of cornerbacks this upcoming season. And, these corners – such as Davis and Arnold – should be more than able to handle themselves in man coverage situations, easing things up for the rest ofsaid of Detroit's corners being able to play in man. “We’ve added Reader, we’ve added Davenport. These guys are high-end players in the NFL who’ve proven it already.
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