The Detroit Lions made some moves in free agency signing players such as Tyrell Williams and trading for Michael Brockers. With many holes still to fill, the Lions will now look to the NFL draft to fill those needs. Dan Campbell's team has holes on all three phases of the roster and needs plenty of help to rebuild this team. Mike Kimber takes a look at his top 5 positional needs for Detroit after the initial start to free agency.
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