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The Detroit Lions Podcast

Detroit Lions Podcast

Sports, Football, Fantasy Sports

4.5 • 534 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Darius Slay’s sendoff and legacy The Detroit Lions Podcast opened with a moment for Darius Slay. The longtime cornerback announced his retirement. He was a fantastic player and an easy person to like. He represented Detroit well. He won a Super Bowl with the Eagles. He wants to spend time with his teenage kids and be a sports dad. Hall of Fame talk will follow him. That debate is fair. At minimum, he belongs in the hall of very good. Someday his No. 23 could spark a banner discussion at Ford Field. Quiet depth move up front Detroit did not add a headline name on Thursday. The Lions brought back a familiar defensive lineman on a low cost deal. He knows the defense. He can play inside and as a five tech. He showed backfield disruption in the injury ravaged 2024 season. He did not get many snaps last year. This is continuity. It is a depth signing that should stick. Free agency slows, draft needs sharpen The calendar now favors patience. Veterans are waiting for the NFL Draft to pass. They do not want to sign and watch a team spend a first round pick on their spot. Expect little action in free agency around Allen Park until after the draft. Several pass rushers are still out there with clear warts. DJ Reader is cited as No. 2 among available free agents. Taylor Decker shows up at No. 5 on that board. Mock focus at 17: tackles on the board Detroit opted for DJ Wonnum over AJ Epenesa in that tier. Wonnum gets into the backfield, even if the finish rate is uneven. He fits the Lions profile as the No. 3 edge. The plan still points to drafting another pass rusher in the first or second round. Maybe they double up. Mock drafts stacked up this week. One projection sent Blake Miller, offensive tackle from Clemson, to Detroit at 17. That buzz is growing. Another popular option in the mocks is Caleb Lomu, the offensive tackle from Utah. Tackle sits firmly in play at No. 17. #detroitlions #lions #detroitlionspodcast #dariusslayretirement #halloffamedebate #fordfieldbannertalk #familiardefensivelineman #fivetech #backfielddisruption #injuryravaged2024season #freeagencyslows #allenparkuntilafterthedraft #djreaderrankedno.2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.7	It is Friday, March 20th.
0:53.1	It's the first day of spring.
0:54.9	Yay!
0:57.4	NCAA brackets.
0:58.4	Hope yours are doing a little bit better than mine,
1:01.1	although I did call High Point and I did have VCU,
1:04.6	in part because I used to live right by VCU,
1:08.6	and I always like the school, so I don't have football and basketball proclivity there.
1:15.8	Any of all, let's get to the Lions.
1:17.8	There's a lot of little news going on today.
1:21.1	I want to lead with this and I want to bring him up.
1:25.6	Because I missed this a couple days ago and I think it got overlooked a little bit by
1:29.1	Detroit Media, but Darius Slay retired.
1:33.4	Darius, fantastic player, good human being, good ambassador for the lions during his long
1:43.2	tenure here, happy that he was capable of winning
1:46.8	a Super Bowl with the Eagles just all around very good player easy to like darius sleigh
1:56.7	one of the best players in the 21st century for the Detroit Lions.
2:03.8	And I am proud to say that I got to interview him a couple of times.
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