ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Marquis Flowers came back to him again. Cut from New England earlier this month, the linebacker knew where he wanted to go, whom he wanted to play for. He sought out the man he praised for helping push forward his career: Matt Patricia.
Now that Flowers was out of New England, he sought the familiarity of what he had with the Patriots. He found that in Detroit, where the former Patriots coordinator is now running the Lions.
And he sees the same Patricia now -- for the most part -- that he did then.