SHOCKER: Detroit Lions Contracts for Levi Onwuzurike and Josh Paschal TOLLED—Fans happy or no?

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4.1 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions shake up their defensive line as Levi Onwuzurike and Josh Paschal return with "tolled" contracts, raising questions about future roster decisions and injury risk. Are these moves a smart play by Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell, or do the Lions need fresh talent to boost their pass rush? Host Matt Dery critiques the defensive line’s struggles and evaluates contract technicalities, while spotlighting productive contributors like Al-Quadin Muhammad and Roy Lopez. Jared Goff praises new offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, calling the hire a “home run” and sharing insights into his own involvement in the decision-making process. Brett Whitefield of Fantasy Points joins to break down Petzing’s exotic run schemes and their potential impact on Detroit’s offensive identity. Plus, listener Matt Lemmer makes the case for a Western Michigan standout as a draft prospect. Can Detroit’s new staff and strategic changes power a deeper playoff run next season?

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0:00.0	all right so let me get this straight levi on zareke and josh paskel are coming back
0:06.9	you are locked on lions your daily detroit lions podcast part of the locked on podcast network
0:20.5	your team every day all right everybody welcome in it's a
0:25.8	brand new week of locked on lions right here in the locked on podcast network your team every day
0:30.6	matt dairy with you on the number one sports podcast network locked on podcast network monday
0:36.2	february second into tuesday february third thanks for being with us locked on lions four Podcast Network, Locked on Podcast Network Monday, February 2nd, in the Tuesday, February 3rd.
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0:52.1	Yes, Jared Goff at the Pro Bowl games in San Francisco at their practice today.
0:58.5	Oh, excuse me, speaking on the offensive coordinator hire of Drew Petzing. You will hear that audio
1:03.0	courtesy of the free press coming up momentarily. Also, Friday, we had a great spot, great spot
1:09.2	with Brett Whitefield from FantasyPoints.com.
1:12.5	And Brett talked a little bit about Drew Petzing as well. Go back if you want to hear all
1:16.8	about the Senior Bowl or read at FantasyPoint.com. All of Brett's takes on the college of players
1:23.6	not at the Senior Bowl and the draft prospects. but we'll play some of that audio coming up
1:27.9	momentarily. We do have a call of the day. We're bringing that back today. If you want to be our call
1:32.3	of the day, you can be by going to www.w.com slash dairy podcast page. Leave us a voicemail.
1:40.8	Keep it about under a minute. Don't swear we might play it on the show.
1:45.6	All right, a lot to get into. We will try to hunt down some guests from Super Bowl and Radio
1:50.9	Row this week and working on that. But the big news today, I don't even know really where to go
1:58.3	here. But it was first reported by Detroit Football Network's Justin Rogers.
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