Jesse James could make tight end a factor again with Lions

ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Jesse James believes he’s capable of more. More than what he was able to do in Pittsburgh. More than he was asked to do. He looks back at his four years with the Steelers and saw he did some things well.

But now, as he enters his first week with the Detroit Lions, he believes he will be used differently. It’s why he signed with the franchise for four years at the start of free agency and why he explained confidently that he has an idea of what he’s capable of.

“I’ve had some success in Pittsburgh, but I think it could have been better,” James said. “Offensively I wasn’t used the way I feel like I could be used. I feel like my ceiling here is much higher than it was in the…