Allen Park — Lions general manager Brad Holmes and assistant GM Ray Agnew revealed the team's original expectation for rookie linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez, while also reminding everyone to have continued patience with the sixth-round pick after he surged to the top of the depth chart this offseason.
"Watching him on tape in college, the first thing that jumps out to you is how fast he plays the game," Agnew said Thursday. "And then the first thought is that, ‘OK, we got us a four-core special teams player when we get this guy.’ But he’s proven to be a little more than that.