The Detroit Lions’ secondary was the story of the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With starting cornerbacks D.J. Reed and Terrion Arnold sidelined, along with starting safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph also out, not many give Detroit’s “no-named” defensive backs much of a chance to stop Baker Mayfield and the Bucs offense—that had averaged 34 points in the last two games.

The initial players called on to stop Tampa were already some lesser-known guys, including Arthur Maulet, Thomas Harper, and Erick Hallett. But at the halfway point of the game, the Lions had to rely on another player that was even lesser known by most.

Nick Whiteside initially signed to the Lions in the early days of training camp. With Detroit struggling with cornerback health early in the offseason, White

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