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For the first time in his NFL career, Detroit Lions wide receiver Ryan Broyles should not be entering offseason workouts coming off an injury.  This happened when he entered the NFL, after his first season and again after his second season. Now, coming off his third year in the league and entering the final year of his rookie contract, Broyles has finally been healthy for the majority of a 12-month cycle.
And he'll be heading into Detroit's offseason workouts next month fighting for a job. "He did indeed show some promise, particularly during the preseason," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said at the NFL owners meetings this week. "He and Kellen [Moore] hooked up for quite a few. Right now we're going through every single snap of every single game, even preseason, so we kind of get to see those over again. He made quite a few plays during that time. "Hopefully he'll continue to improve and find his way out on the field to do something for us." Broyles didn't play much in 2014. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound receiver played in five games, was targeted four times and caught two passes for 25 yards. When asked why Broyles wasn't playing more -- especially as the Lions struggled to find offensive production beyond Golden Tate and Calvin Johnson -- Caldwell often said it was because Broyles was the backup to Tate. He reiterated that this week, with the caveat that things can change. "I think it certainly is part of the equation but things change between now and game time to be honest with you. There's a lot of work to be done," Caldwell said. "A lot of things happen and occur. I'm just hoping he has an opportunity to be at his best, that he doesn't suffer any significant injuries or anything of that nature, that he can come out and have the kind of start that he did last year and the better the competition for us, the better it is for our team. "And I do think that Broyles is a guy that made some improvement last year." And now, a look around the Interwebs in search of Lions and other news:
Caldwell believes Matthew Stafford is making progress entering his seventh year. Detroit has options to replace Reggie Bush. Why the Lions brought back Dan Orlovsky and Kellen Moore. The Lions have juggled some coaching duties, writes Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Watching Golden Tate succeed was hard for Seattle's front office to watch, writes Josh Katzenstein in the Detroit News. The Lions might not have many options at left tackle at pick No. 23, writes Justin Rogers of MLive.
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