Dan Campbell gives another under the radar Lions player to watch for this summer
OTAs and mandatory minicamp are coming to a close for the Detroit Lions this week. We've already got two under the radar players that have really shown up this spring in wide receiver Kaden Davis and safety Brandon Joseph. Both have been great throughout process. On Thursday Lions' head coach Dan Campbell gave us a […]
OTAs and mandatory minicamp are coming to a close for the Detroit Lions this week. We've already got two under the radar players that have really shown up this spring in wide receiver Kaden Davis and safety Brandon Joseph. Both have been great throughout process.
On Thursday Lions' head coach Dan Campbell gave us a third guy to keep on eye on when he had good things to say about linebacker Mitchell Agude.
"He's another player that we were really pleased with by the end of last year." Campbell said. "Practice squad player that we thought really pushed that offensive line, you know, really developed for what he was doing, kind of had him at that defensive end position or the rush defensive end position. And, not only that, he helped us on special teams and he was somebody repeatedly every week that the coaches would talk about how smart he is, you know. You give him one correction, one thing and it never happens again, he's a worker. He's another guy, he's kind of transformed his body. It's pretty powerful. And so you know, he's a guy, man you love to go into camp with a guy like him. Let's see where he can go. So we're pleased with him. We're glad he's here on the 90-man roster."
Agude went undrafted out of Miami last year and spent training camp with the Dolphins. They cut him during final cuts and the Lions added him to the practice squad in September. He spent the whole season with Detroit. He was signed to a futures deal after the NC Championship game.
There's a chance that he could be another pass rushing option to watch for the Lions. He had seven TFL's and four sacks for the Hurricanes in 2022. With a transformed body that could help with strength and speed, he could have a real shot. We'll see what happens in August.
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