REVEALED: Is Ben Bartch Just a Depth PIECE or a POTENTIAL Starter for Detroit Lions Next Season?

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🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions reinforce offensive line depth with Ben Bartch—can he finally stay healthy and become a crucial backup, or will injuries continue to sideline his impact? Matt Dery spotlights the Lions’ strategy of one-year deals and discusses General Manager Brad Holmes’ emphasis on financial constraints, plus what these moves mean for starters like Christian Mahogany and Larry Borum. Special guest Jeff Iafrate shares insider reactions to the Lions Collective’s exclusive interview with Brad Holmes, revealing Holmes’ outlook on edge position controversy, prioritizing player development over splashy free agency signings, and the intense competition brewing at left guard. Key topics include the futures of Jack Campbell, Jameer Gibbs, and Sam LaPorta, the Taylor Decker situation, and whether Holmes’ reluctance to big spending will keep Detroit’s Super Bowl ambitions alive. Don’t miss this candid, up-to-the-minute breakdown of the Detroit Lions’ offseason blueprint.

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0:00.0	I'd sound the alarm.
0:03.1	We say it every single day.
0:04.5	Lions add another depth piece.
0:12.4	You are Locked on Lions.
0:14.9	Your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:17.6	Part of the Locked on podcast network,
0:20.7	your team every day.
0:24.9	I welcome it, everybody.
0:26.2	It is a Wednesday edition of Lockdown Lions Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one
0:29.9	sports podcast network, Matt Derry with you coming up on the program today.
0:33.6	Jeff, I afraid he's going to join us from the Lions Collective podcast.
0:37.6	He along with Justin Rogers, Colton Pouncey, and Will Birchfield, all interviewed Ben, Brad Holmes yesterday.
0:45.9	The Lions General Manager will get Jeff's thoughts on sitting down next to Brad Holmes coming up momentarily.
0:53.5	We'll talk about the financial
0:54.8	constraints topic that Brad kept bringing up. We'll bring up just kind of all the things that
1:01.9	Brad had to say yesterday with Jeff that is coming up momentarily here on the program. But first,
1:06.5	news of the day. The Lions have announced the signing and another one-year deal of offensive
1:11.7	lineman Ben Barch to a contract. Terms undisclosed right now, but it's got to be, as Brad
1:17.7	pointed out yesterday, pretty much a cheap deal. And it's another one-year deal for a guy
1:23.6	mid to late 20s, he's 27 years of age, that is going to get an opportunity here on a
1:28.9	prove it deal. Ben Barge has spent most of his career in Jacksonville and with the 49ers.
1:35.6	He was a former fourth round pick of the Jags in 2020.
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