The Detroit Lions have a Taylor Decker-sized hole on their offensive line.
The veteran left tackle and longest-tenured player on the Lions requested and was granted his release from the team earlier last week after contract negotiations reportedly broke down, leaving Detroit with a vacancy at the left tackle spot he had manned for the past 10 seasons.
During the brief window where it looked like Decker was returning to Detroit for one more year, it was easier to say the Lions had a bit more time to target his long-term replacement, even if they still needed to get on it pretty soon even at that point.