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Will LB Reuben Foster make it to Lions at 21?

Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Lions need linebacker help, in a bad way. And the best linebacker in this year's NFL draft might be available when the Lions are on the clock with the 21st pick.

Too good to be true?

There's a catch, of course.

Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster has seen his draft stock fluctuate in recent weeks as he continues recovering from postseason shoulder surgery and admitted to a diluted drug test — a failed test in the NFL's eyes — at last month's combine.