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Detroit Lions: 5 Returning Players With Roster Spots in Doubt

By Zac Snyder

Sep 3, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions strong safety Don Carey (26) leads the team onto the field before a preseason NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills at Ford Field. Lions beat the Bills 17-10. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions strong safety Don Carey (26) leads the team onto the field before a preseason NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills at Ford Field. Lions beat the Bills 17-10. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 22, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions center Don Muhlbach (48) tackles Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Brown (12) during the first quarter at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 22, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions center Don Muhlbach (48) tackles Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Brown (12) during the first quarter at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Don Muhlbach

The longest-tenured player on the Lions roster, Don Muhlbach still has the snapping skillz to pay the billz but he is a prime target to get bit by Bob Quinn’s competition bug. That’s a departure from the previous regime, not that there was anything wrong with writing Muhlbach’s name in with a Sharpie marker for a roster spot as soon as training camp began.

Quinn commonly used the words “competition” and “compete” in his comments during and after the 2016 NFL Draft and that means Muhlbach will face a serious battle for the long snapper job for the first time in his Lions career.

In fact, it may not be an exactly fair fight after the Lions used a sixth-round pick to select long snapper Jimmy Landes last month. It would seem Muhlbach will have to out-perform the rookie to keep his roster spot, otherwise the Lions could turn to the younger, cheaper player who was hand-picked by Quinn.

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