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Detroit Lions backup offensive tackle competition ‘very much open’

The Detroit Lions boast one of the best offensive tackle duos in the NFL: veteran Taylor Decker manning the left side and Pro Bowler Penei Sewell protecting Jared Goff’s right. But the depth beyond those two is still very much up in the air.

Matt Nelson has served as the team’s backup tackle for the past two seasons, but the Lions made an effort to bring in more competition this year by adding seven-year veteran—and former first-round pick—Germain Ifedi to the room.

According to coach Dan Campbell, the competition between those two have been neck-and-neck.