MLive · Aug 20, 2018
Lions keep gutting the defensive line while Jonathan Hankins remains unsigned
ALLEN PARK -- It's still only the preseason, but the Lions defensive line is not trending in the best direction.
On Friday, it played its second straight preseason game without recording a single sack. Its lone returning starter in the middle, A'Shawn Robinson, played deep into the fourth quarter. In the locker room afterward, Ricky Jean-Francois ranted about how the Lions can't stop the run or affect the quarterback right now.
Three days later, their response was to cut Cornelius Washington, an end-tackle combo who was one of the team's more productive pass rushers and edge setters last season. Instead of signing a replacement for him, Detroit just added two more defensive backs.
