Lions News: Former Lion makes bold prediction about new player

The Detroit Lions might use a giant enhance of their move rush, and one former Lions gamers is predicting it might come from a shock supply.

Linebacker Grant Stuard left in free company this 12 months after only one season in Detroit. But he predicted over on Instagram that new Lions defensive finish Payton Turner may very well be in for a humongous 12 months. On an Instagram story, Stuard captioned a Turner put up with the phrases, “10 PLUS SACKS WATCH.”

Now, Stuard isn’t precisely an neutral decide right here. Both Turner and Stuard had been teammates for 4 years in school at Houston. When the Lions signed Turner in free company, Stuard was one of the first to praise the move online, calling it a “perfect fit.“

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But Turner may be a player some are unfairly overlooking. While accidents brought about Turner to overlook 36 video games in his first three years, he was a first-round choose from the Saints in 2021. He has a terrific athletic profile—significantly for Detroit’s bodily fashion they like in defensive ends.

That mentioned, a ten+ sack season can be an enormous leap from real looking expectations. Turner has solely produced 5.0 sacks in 31 video games. He’ll additionally need to compete for taking part in time with second-round choose Derrick Moore and free agent addition DJ Wonnum.

Still, it’s enjoyable to assume about what might occur if Turner all of the sudden lives as much as his potential, very like Charles Harris’ 7.5-sack season in 2021.

• Over on The Feed, Defend the Den re-drafted the Lions’ 2024 draft with the facility of hindsight. They got here out with a fairly good haul.