Filice, who recently ranked the top-10 units in the league, placed the Lions at No. 6. He believes the Sheppard-led unit's strengths are up the middle, calling the defense “as stout a unit as you’ll ...

That's where new defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard and new linebackers coach Shaun Dion Hamilton have to feel pretty good about their linebacker room heading into camp. The team views Rodriguez as ...