Danny Shelton has been through enough adversity in his 26 years of life that the idea of helping the Detroit Lions claw out of the basement of the NFL is a challenge he's drawn to tackle head on.
The 345-pound nose tackle, once a top college prospect who was selected No. 12 overall in the 2015 draft, agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract with the Lions on Wednesday.
In Detroit, he'll be tasked with replacing Damon Harrison, one of the league's premier run-stuffing defensive tackles the past decade.