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Detroit Lions: The tight end no one is talking about

The Detroit Lions had to do something about their tight end depth chart this offseason. After jettisoning former first-round bust turned Pro Bowler Eric Ebron to the Indianapolis Colts last offseason, the Lions failed to land any big-name tight ends to replace him.

Instead, the Lions cobbled together veteran free agent signings Luke Willson and Levine Toilolo plus former fourth-rounder Michael Roberts and made themselves a makeshift tight end group to suffer with in 2018. And suffer they did.

The combination of Willson, Toilolo, and Roberts posted a combined 43 receptions for 450 yards and four touchdowns.