Amani Oruwariye spent part of his bye week in Florida. He wanted to be around family and get away from football. And after his surprise benching in the Detroit Lions' Week 5 loss to the New England Patriots, Oruwariye said that was the "reflection time" he needed to get his game right for the rest of the season.
"This isn’t the end for me at all," Oruwariye said Wednesday. "Just a bump in the road, just adversity, just testing me, making me remind myself you can’t take any day for granted and that was good.