Allen Park — Since signing with the Detroit Lions as a free agent in April, DeShon Elliott had to figurately drink from a firehose learning a new defensive scheme, while literally drinking through a straw. And although it took a little longer than both sides would have hoped, the veteran safety is entering the stretch run of the season performing at his best and fitting in the way everyone envisioned.
The union was a natural one. The Lions needed an experienced option who could start while rookie Kerby Joseph developed, and Elliott needed an opportunity to remind everyone what he could do after missing the majority of the 2021 season with a torn pec, his third major injury in four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.