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Detroit Lions' Tyrell Crosby has look of a starter in 2019 — at G or T

Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez preview the Lions' game against the Bills. Recorded Dec. 13, 2018. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press

Tyrell Crosby is in line to make the first start of his NFL career Sunday at right tackle, but Detroit Lions offensive line coach Jeff Davidson said it’s too early to tell whether Crosby’s future is at guard or tackle — or on the left or right side of the line.

“I see him as an offensive lineman,” Davidson said earlier this week. “I like the fact that he’d be willing to go in anywhere that we put him, and the more guys that we can develop with that trait, the better off we’re going to be.