One Player Detroit Lions Should Target at Trade Deadline

Read more on the one player the Lions should target leading into Tuesday's NFL trade deadline

The Lions clearly aren't going anywhere in 2020, after falling to the Indianapolis Colts, 41-21, in Week 8. 

And they should be sellers, if they're going to make a move leading into the Nov. 3 NFL trade deadline. 

However, if they were to decide to buy, I think they should add a linebacker that has the ability to get after the quarterback. 

One name that fits the mold is Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Haason Reddick, who possesses the capability of lining up both on the outside and on the inside at the linebacker position.

The 26-year-old has only started in two of the seven games he's played in this year. Yet, he's already recorded a career-high five sacks, including a total of three in his last two games against the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks, respectively.

The 2017 first-round pick of the Cardinals is also coming off his best all-around game of the 2020 campaign.

In Week 7 against the Seahawks, Reddick produced a stat line of 11 total tackles, including three tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and a sack. 

It was the first time this season in which he suited up for at least 75 percent of the Cardinals' defensive snaps -- it was 94 percent of the snaps, to be exact.

Before that, the highest percentage of snaps he had suited up for in a game came against the Cowboys (61 percent).

His two starts this year have come in Arizona's last two games. So, maybe it's a sign that Kliff Kingsbury & Co. want to hold onto him.

However, if Reddick is available and if the Lions are looking to buy, I could definitely see a fit for him in Motown.

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Vito Chirco
VITO CHIRCO

Vito has covered the NFL and the Detroit Lions for the past five years.  Has extensive reporting history of college athletics, the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Mercy Athletics.  Chirco's work include NFL columns, analyzing potential Detroit Lions prospects coming out of college, NFL draft coverage and analysis of events occurring in the NFL.  Extensive broadcasting experience including hosting a Detroit Tigers podcast and co-hosting a Detroit Lions NFL podcast since 2019.