Josh Woods isn’t out of the “box” yet, but after seeing the most extensive defensive action of his career over the past two weeks, the unheralded Detroit Lions linebacker is trending that way.
Woods made his first career start on defense in last week’s 38-10 loss to the Denver Broncos and made 13 tackles, most of any Lions player in a game this season. He played both linebacker spots and he wore the green-dot helmet to relay defensive play calls after Alex Anzalone left with an ankle injury.