HEALTHY: Lions Secondary DEPTH Grows as Avonte Maddox REJOINS

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4.1 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions shore up their secondary with Avonte Maddox’s return, creating one of the NFL’s deepest defensive back groups heading into 2026. Will this rejuvenated unit finally help Detroit crack the top defenses in the league? Matt Dery breaks down the Lions’ roster strategy, discussing recent signings like Roger McCreary and Christian Izian, and the importance of D.J. Reed’s bounce-back season. Insights center on how a healthy Ennis Rakestraw and Terrion Arnold could spark a new-era defense, while mock draft projections indicate Detroit’s focus on reinforcing tackle and edge positions. Taylor Decker’s saga continues, with rumors swirling over possible NFC North moves and lingering tension between the veteran lineman and GM Brad Holmes. The discussion explores Decker’s intentions, the impact of O-line changes, and whether Penei Sewell will anchor the left tackle spot. Upcoming challenges against divisional rivals, draft targets like Caleb Lomu and Derrick Moore, and fan reactions round out this essential update for Detroit Lions fans.

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0:00.0	If the lion secondary can stay healthy in 2026, it's a very deep group.
0:10.0	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
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0:23.0	What's good, everybody? Matt Derry with you.
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0:45.7	every day or check-in is one of our listeners checked in and had a really nice message that I want
0:50.4	to share. Taylor Decker's saga continues the latest on him. We've got mock draft
0:56.2	Monday. We'll go to The Athletic.com and our buddy Nick Baumgartner for his mock draft. The latest
1:01.2	there is we do each and every Monday on the program leading you up to the draft, which is only
1:06.3	in a couple of weeks, everybody. But let's start with this. A fan favorite and somebody that a lot of the
1:12.1	Lions fans, especially like our everydayers and the hardcore Lions fans, really liked
1:17.1	the play of Avanti Maddox last year as a veteran depth piece, a Detroit guy, safety that played
1:25.0	pretty well for Detroit, especially toward the end of last season,
1:28.6	with all the injuries that the Lions had on the back end when both Brian Branch and Kirby
1:33.4	Joseph went down. And when we talked about the Lions free agents that we hope they would
1:38.3	retain, one of the names that we mentioned a lot was Avanti. He played well. He was solid. A couple of
1:47.3	interceptions, some past breakups. Today, the Lions announced that Avanti Maddox is back on a one-year
1:55.1	deal to return to the Lions. So we look at all the position groups. We look at all the rooms,
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