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Lions DE Willie Young says he's ready for his shot
Detroit News "Defensive end Willie Young will have every opportunity to play more for the Lions this year. The last two seasons Young played behind Cliff Avril and Kyle Vanden Bosch, and although young players can occasionally leap veterans for playing time, Young said he never had a fair chance to fight for..." June 07
Lions' development of Willie Young and Jason Fox will be telling
Detroit Free Press "The most important development in the coming weeks for Martin Mayhew and Jim Schwartz of the Lions isn’t the rookies they drafted last month. It will be two players they selected three years ago in the middle and back end of the NFL draft. Willie Young was a seventh-round pick. Jason Fox went..." May 23
Lions tender Willie Young for $2M-plus, re-sign Spievey, Osgood
Detroit News "So what does three sacks in three seasons get you? Well, if you are Lions defensive end Willie Young, it gets you a second-round tender offer, which is worth a little more than $2 million. For a seventh-round pick to get a second-round tender is rare, especially for a player coming off a..." March 13