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All Lions: Baker Mayfield Wants Ceedy Duce to Watch More Film

Baker Mayfield addresses comments made last week by Lions safety.

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Detroit Lions safety Ceedy Duce discussed after practice last week what he thought about the wide receivers unit of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“This group probably is one of the better groups we done faced all year, besides that Tampa group,” Gardner-Johnson said, via the Detroit News. “If you give that Tampa group a good quarterback, that’s a great group. (Mike) Evans, (Chris) Godwin, (Russell) Gage, that’s a great group. I played against them for real."

During his media session ahead of his divisional round playoff matchup with Detroit Sunday, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield addressed Duce's opinion. 

"I don't think he's really watched film, because he mentioned Russell Gage. We love Russell, but Russell hasn't played a snap all year for us. He must be going off the preseason stuff the media is talking about, but he didn't play our first game, so I'm excited to see him," Mayfield said. "I think he's a really good player, he has been for a while, and he's been an impactful guy on every team he's been on. He's a good player, but, yeah, he's just got to do a little more film study."

Here is a complete roundup of Wednesday's Lions news. 

  • Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News covered an event at Ford Field that promoted the NFL Draft. Commissioner Roger Goodell defended the league's officiating, which has come under more fire and scrutinty this season. 
  • James Houston hopes to play against the Buccaneers this weekend. The talented linebacker's 21-day practice window comes to a close this week, so Detroit's front office must make a decision. 
  • Kory Woods of MLive caught up with Arron Wikaryasz, a Lions fan who was caught by cameras at Ford Field crying after the Lions defeated the Rams. 
  • Dave Birkett of the Free Press completed a film review highlighting why the Lions' rematch against the Buccaneers will not be a cakewalk. 
  • In his latest mailbag, Justin Rogers of The Detroit News examines what Jared Goff's next contract extension may look like, and provides insight into who could replace Detroit's coordinators, should they depart in the offseason. 
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JOHN MAAKARON

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