While the summer months often represent an opportunity to rest, relax, and recharge, it’s anything but that for a team with Super Bowl aspirations like the Detroit Lions; the team is always looking for ways to improve their roster, no matter where they find themselves in the NFL calendar.
And that much is true for the “will they or won’t they?” saga between the Lions and veteran edge rusher Za’Darius Smith. On Wednesday, GM Brad Holmes was asked if there was any interest in a reunion between Smith and the Lions during his appearance on 97.1 The Ticket’s ‘Costa and Jansen with Heather.’
“Za’Darius [Smith] did a lot of good things last year for us, and we said we’re going to keep in contact with his agent,” Holmes said of the team’s communication with the former Lion.
“But everything’s no