Detroit Lions

"We'll See." The DeAndre Levy Saga

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Earlier today, Kyle Meinke from MLive tweeted out that Lions starting linebacker DeAndre Levy may still have some hurdles to clear before he plays, and it is not a foregone conclusion that he will start for just the second time this season on Sunday:

As a result, everyone went Grape-Nuts over this.

We had the usual takes:

@kmeinke I really think there needs to be an injury settlement here…I like Levy a lot, more as a person, but its time to cut bait…thoughts?

— Vosher (@vosher) November 28, 2016

@kmeinke @SB51Champs put him on IR and move on. Pretty clear he doesn't want to play

— Antonio (@TSapia12) November 28, 2016

And things even got spiritual:

https://twitter.com/586sports/status/803321060947005440

It’s fair to say fans are losing their patience.

@kmeinke It's time to cut Levy this is a complete joke, played one game since he got paid #EndThisBS

— Mike Toldo (@MikeToldoRLP) November 28, 2016

I agree Mike Toldo, it is time to #EndThisBS.

DeAndre Levy is recovering from a knee injury. The Lions are leading the division by two games with five left to play. The defense has held five consecutive opponents to 20 points or less. It is way more important to have a healthy all-star in January than in November/December. There is absolutely no need to rush Levy onto the field.

If the Lions drop a couple and we suddenly have the division up for grabs again, you can panic about the availability of one of the league’s best all-around linebackers. But you know what? By then, he’ll likely already be back on the field making the kinds of plays that make you blush with embarrassment for tweeting something like these clowns above did earlier today.

Until then, just keep your thoughts to yourselves Lions fans.

So, in sum:

Thank you and please enjoy the rest of your week as fans of the #1 team in the NFC North. Everything will be fine. Please, let’s all #EndThisBS.

As for Sunday, let’s see what Jim Caldwell has to say:

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