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Lions cut captain, veteran guard T.J. Lang

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The Detroit Lions have cut veteran T.J. Lang with one year remaining on the three-year free-agent contract the sides agreed to in 2017.

‘Everything you could want’

In a statement posted to Twitter and attributed to Lions’ general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia spoke highly of Lang.

“We would like to personally thank T.J. Lang for his two seasons with the Lions. He represented everything you could want from a football player and team captain,” the statement said. “We all publicly saw him perform on the field at a very high level, but what was seen in the building every day was a player who had great leadership, professionalism and passion for the game of football.