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The Detroit Lions will head down to Miami this week to face a Dolphins team with some familiar faces. Akeem Spence Womens Eli Harold Jersey , whom the Lions traded away earlier this offseason, will be down there waiting, as will be reserve interior offensive lineman Wesley Johnson. But perhaps the biggest former Lions player on the Dolphins now is center Travis Swanson. A four-year starter with the Lions, Swanson was not retained by the Lions this offseason, and after a stint with the Jets, the Dolphins swooped him up in September as a backup. However http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-taylor-decker-jersey , Miami’s starting center Daniel Kilgore left Week 4’s game against the Patriots with an injury and the starting job has been Swanson’s ever since. In the two-and-a-half games Swanson has played at center, he’s done pretty darn well:Swanson had an up-and-down career in Detroit, but he was never considered a horrible player, so it doesn’t come as much surprise that he’s doing well in Miami. Detroit will have an up-and-close look at him on Sunday, as Kilgore was placed on IR earlier this month.Dave Birkett revisited the question about franchise tagging Ezekiel Ansah. Obviously the move looks bad in retrospect, but Birkett looks at the other seven players franchised this year to see if the Lions are alone in their lack of production so far. Check out the top 10 plays from the Lions defense over the first five games of the season: Another day Womens Jarrad Davis Jersey , another article suggesting the Lions should trade one of their players away. This time, Bleacher Report’s Maurice Moton thinks Detroit should consider trading away Ameer Abdullah. Bad news for the Minnesota Vikings. Their first-round pick, cornerback Mike Hughes, tore his ACL in Sunday’s game and will be placed on IR: Hughes had two starts, one fumble recovery and one interception—a pick-six—in six games played. Too early for the draft? The Athletic’s Chris Burke put together at top 40 prospects big board for the Lions as it pertains to the 2019 NFL Draft (subscription required). Turns out adding LeGarrette Blount, using a first-round pick on an offensive lineman Matthew Stafford Jersey White , and changing your offensive line coach may actually do some good: The former Lions defensive end could be headed to another NFC team this offseason."Now that the draft is over, teams are searching back over the free agency wire to see if there are any other players that can help build their roster. Former Detroit Lions defensive end Ezekiel Ansah remains one of the most prized players available, and it appears another team is interested in his services.After reportedly meeting with the Saints and the Bills before the draft, the Seattle Seahawks are reportedly brought in Ansah for a visit.As Schefter noted, the Seahawks have a newfound need on the edge after trading Frank Clark away. However, Seattle did draft TCU defensive end L.J. Collier in the first round. There hasn’t been any news about how Monday’s visit with the Seahawks went Nick Bellore Jersey White , but at this point, there’s no hurry to get anyone signed until at least organized team activities, which begin in mid-May. Kelly Stafford is back home again after returning to the hospital to manage post-surgery pain. She still definitely has a sense of humor: Erik Schlitt of Lions Wire has his first Detroit Lions roster stack, in which he slots everyone on the roster into seven categories: Impact players, core players, starter battles Damon Harrison Jersey White , role players, depth battles, development needed and UDFA/tryouts. The Lions are hiring a social media intern, and the requirements for the job are very important: MLive’s Nate Atkins has a pretty thorough breakdown of all the Lions’ nine draft picks and what their expectations should be at the next level. If you care about how the Lions’ draft affected their odds—and also T.J. Hockenson’s offensive rookie of the year odds—enjoy: Justin Rogers of the Detroit News has five thoughts on the Lions’ draft class.