Lions Linebacker Battle Taking Shape
Mike Payton breaks down the Lions' linebacker competition, why Malcolm Rodriguez could still open the season in a starting role, and what expectations should be for rookie Jimmy Rolder as he develops in Detroit's defense.
Video Transcript
Now, Rodriguez has been here for a while.
He's mostly been like a, a, a rotational linebacker, a depth guy, and special teams guy, and occasionally a fullback sometimes.
And I think that's exactly what you're gonna expect to see from Rodriguez going into the season.
But with that said, I think Jimmy Roeder has a really good future as the Lions' Will linebacker.
I think that's probably where he's gonna wind up playing.
But I don't know if the Lions are gonna throw this fourth round pick out there to the Wolves right away.
They might, they might just do it.
Maybe he wins the job.
But I think the more thing, the more realistic thing that you should expect is that Rodriguez is the guy they're gonna throw to the Wolves initially
