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The Lions released safety Glover Quin this month in a move that didn’t take anyone by surprise after the Lions drafted Tracy Walker last year and reduced Quin’s playing time so that the rookie could get on the field more often.Quin saw things playing out that way ahead of the 2018 season. During an appearance on Barry Sanders Jersey , Quin said he “actually tried to get out of my contract going into the season” because he could see where things were heading under head coach Matt Patricia.Quin added that he didn’t expect the team to say yes because they were young at safety behind him with Walker and Quandre Diggs and he got the answer he was expecting.“It was kind of this thing where if I ask them and they tell me no, OK, that’s cool,” Quin said, via Dave Birkett of the . “But what if they would have told me yeah? What if they would have felt the same way? ‘OK, well, yeah Michael Roberts Jersey , we’re going to go in a different direction. If you don’t want to be a part of it, we’ll give you an opportunity to move on. We’ve got some clauses, we can get out of the contract,’ all that good stuff. What if they would have said that?”Quin hasn’t been linked to any other teams since being released and said at the end of the 2018 season that he wasn’t sure he’d continue playing in 2019. He said on the podcast that he’s in a “good situation” while he waits to see if there will be any opportunities he wants to pursue on that front.Deadspin explains why the Detroit Lions suck A little bit of self-deprecation is healthy. It keeps us humble, grounded and self-aware. And as Detroit Lions fans, self-deprecation should be our second language. How could we survive a half-century of a losing franchise if we can’t poke a little fun at ourselves? So while Drew Magary’s “Why Your Team Sucks” series isn’t exactly self-deprecation—he’s a long-suffering Vikings fan—there is something cleansing about absorbing the criticism. Call it thickening of the skin or call it masochism, but it feels good to read the things we’ve all felt about this franchise at some point or another. Some of us choose to continually say it every week Taylor Decker Jersey , some of us stuff it deep down into our subconscious, but it’s always there.Magary’s series reached the Detroit Lions on Wednesday, and he holds nothing back. First he channels the self-loathing in us, summoning the 10-second runoff debacle against the Falcons and concludes this team is doomed to lose “at least four games because of the Helmet Rule.” But once Magary appeals to our self pity, he starts throwing haymakers. Matt Patricia’s sexual assault allegations, the city of Detroit, the Michigan accent (which doesn’t exist A’Shawn Robinson Jersey , screw you, Magary): Nothing is safe from Magary’s crosshairs. Of course, a staple of the “Why Your Team Sucks” series is the fan comments that round out the final half of the article. It’s always entertaining to listen to Lions fans tell their stories of torment and strife. Some claim they’ve quit the team for good (yeah, sure), others admit the punishment has given them a sense of peace knowing nothing can hurt them anymore. But the comment that hit me the most was this heartbreaking story about a fan who was there the last time the Lions won a playoff game:Sometimes being a Lions fan sucks. It’s okay to admit it. If you came away offended by Magary’s piece, you can also check out the Bears and Packers version of the series. I’m sure you’ll like those ones a little better.