ALLEN PARK –- During a Wednesday appearance on 97.1 The Ticket’s Costa & Jansen, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes offered an update on the team’s stance regarding former pass rusher Za’Darius Smith.

The Lions are thin at edge rusher following Levi Onwuzurike’s season-ending ACL injury and Josh Paschal’s landing on the non-football injury list. Even before those setbacks, there had been speculation about whether Smith could return.

“Za’Darius did a lot of good things last year for us, and we said we’re going to keep in contact with his agent. But, you know, everything’s not just one-sided,” Holmes said. “Za’Darius has expectations, the team has expectations, so sometimes it takes a while for those things to get on the same page, especially a guy that’s been in the league as long

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