Lions Exec Reveals Decision Regarding Aidan Hutchinson The Detroit Lions have one of the defensive ends in Aidan Hutchinson, but it raises the ongoing question of why the Lions won’t find another big-time defensive end to pair with him. Lions president Rod Wood made it clear that’s not happening. Hence, Detroit didn’t go after Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby on the trade market. “I know you and everybody else thinks we need to have a partner to Hutch,” Wood told the Detroit Free Press in a Sunday interview. “And it reminds me so much of everybody said we needed to have another receiver opposite Calvin [Johnson].” Detroit had one of the best receivers in the league at the time in Johnson, but the star known as Megatron held his own without a strong second wideout. A Hall of Famer, Johnson had 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns on 731 receptions in 135 career games between 2007 and 2015. “And when you have one of those guys, trying to get another one is really hard,” Wood explained. “How many teams have two?” Crosby would have cost the Lions. The Baltimore Ravens were sending two first-round picks to the Raiders before the trade fell through due to a failed physical. Detroit already has a Super Bowl roster, and tweaks help move things forward, but risking two top picks for roster building is another matter. The Lions, of course, could find another future star defensive end via the draft in the coming years instead. Wood compared trying to find another defensive end like Hutchinson to having two high-paid star quarterbacks. Few contending teams have boasted two high-caliber quarterbacks with starting experience. “It’d almost be like you have a great starting quarterback as a backup,” Wood explained, “because there just aren’t enough guys to go around.#maxx_crosby #detroit_lions #aidan_hutchinson #rod_wood #calvin_johnson
