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Now healthy, Lions DL Josh Paschal is 'thankful,' ready to do it all

Allen Park — Josh Paschal was recovering from hernia surgery for a majority of last offseason, a process that left him feeling “distant” from the team he was just drafted to.

This offseason? He’s officially on the inside — and that’s not just a reference to his involvement in the team’s mandatory minicamp sessions and OTAs. The second-year defensive lineman out of Kentucky, a top-50 pick in 2022, was drafted to do it all.

He’s finally getting the chance to work toward mastering it all.

“I can make the biggest impact just being versatile, being able to play on the edge, help set edges to stop run (plays),” Paschal said, “and to be able to come inside and rush the passer, to be able to be that twitchy guy up front in the middle.