Despite missing 12 games after suffering a broken fibula and tibia in his left leg, Aidan Hutchinson still led the Detroit Lions in sacks this season with 7.5. No one else had more than four sacks, and the one who reached that mark (Za’Darius Smith) was a Lion for eight games after being acquired at the trade deadline.
So it’s safe to say there will be some level of focus on adding pass rush help this offseason. Smith seems likely to be back, but a deeper overhaul of the edge rusher group is possible with what’s in play financially attached to Smith.
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