Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar will write about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, Detroit Lions defensive lineman Al-Quadin Muhammad has earned laurels based on his performance against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night in the Lions’ thrilling 38-30 win. Because it was no automatic shot that he’d even be on the field.

40 days.

That’s how long veteran defensive lineman Al-Quadin Muhammad had to wait for an NFL opportunity after the Dallas Cowboys waived him on Aug. 28, 2024, before the Detroit Lions signed him to their practice squad on Oct. 7. More than a month went by before an NFL team signed the 2017 sixth-round pick of the New Orleans Saints, and anybody coul

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