Edge rusher was a clear need for the Detroit Lions last offseason, but in free agency they merely opted to bring Marcus Davenport back on another one-year deal. If he can stay healthy, which brings recollections of a famous Michael Jordan quote ("if 'if' was a fifth, we'd all be drunk"), Davenport could be the force that was needed opposite Aidan Hutchinson.
Weeks after the move to re-sign him, Lions head coach Dan Campbell naturally chose the optimistic view of what Davenport can offer after he missed most of last season with a torn tricep.
"I think as long as he's willing to make another push, believes that he can get this done and we feel like the rehab and everything has gone well, we think this’ll heal,"Campbell said in early April, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.