As we start to look ahead to training camp, we're going to take a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions roster. Next up is the cornerback position. (The final year of each player's contract is listed in parentheses.)
At this time a year ago, the big question mark at cornerback revolved around Darius Slay and whether he would truly take a step forward in his second season in the league. The Lions really needed him to improve after a shaky rookie season, and there was a lot of hype surrounding him in the offseason.