Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Sports

Lions appear to be thin on talent at cornerback after not appearing to address glaring need

Associated Press
Published | Updated
  • df583691-
    Image 1 of 2

    Detroit Lions cornerback Rashean Mathis runs through drills during an NFL football training camp in Allen Park, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. The Lions appear to be thin on talent at cornerback, counting on veteran Mathis and second-year pro Darius Slay in the starting lineup. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (The Associated Press)

  • 3bc4523f-
    Image 2 of 2

    Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay runs through drills during an NFL football training camp in Allen Park, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. The Lions appear thin on talent at cornerback, counting on veteran Rashean Mathis and second-year pro Slay in the starting lineup. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (The Associated Press)

ALLEN PARK, Mich. – The Detroit Lions appear to be thin on talent at cornerback, counting on veteran Rashean Mathis and second-year pro Darius Slay to be starters.

Behind them, only Cassius Vaughn has significant experience in the NFL.

Mathis says if critics think the group is the team's weak link, he hopes to prove them wrong.

Detroit's cornerbacks will face opponents for the first time this year on Saturday night at home against the Cleveland Browns in an exhibition game.

Mathis believes Slay is ready to be a first-string player in his second season, replacing Chris Houston, who was cut in June because the team did not know when he would recover from foot surgery.

___

Online:

AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL