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Lions' Austin Bryant embraces 'process' as he works to carve out role on new-look D-line

Allen Park — The flip side to effective roster building in the NFL is that when you add a new piece to the puzzle, whether through free agency or the draft, it likely means another player needs to be cast aside.

So after the Detroit Lions re-signed Charles Harris this offseason, then drafted Aidan Hutchinson and Josh Paschal in the first and second rounds, it was easy to look at the roster and wonder if there was still a place for a guy like Austin Bryant.

A fourth-round draft pick in 2019 for the franchise's previous leadership regime, Bryant struggled with injury issues his first two seasons, which limited him to appearing in just 10 of a possible 32 games.