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Lions want to re-sign veteran guard, but tough decisions await this offseason
ALLEN PARK — Graham Glasgow has already expressed interest in running it back. And the Detroit Lions have told the offensive guard they want to bring him back, too, and why wouldn’t they after the season Glasgow just had?
But this is the NFL, and Glasgow knows it’s out of his hands heading into an offseason full of tough decisions. However, Glasgow’s versatility and potential long-term cost could make him among the team’s top priorities.
“Yeah. I’d love to be back here. It’s up to them,” Glasgow said in the locker room earlier this week. “I mean, I have a lot of friends here. I have a lot of new friends that I’ve made even over the past year, which is how the team has been. The culture here, I feel like it’s a place I really fit.
“They’d like me to come back. I mean, it all just, unfortunately, this is the business part of playing professional football. So, we’ll see.”
Glasgow, 31, started at every interior offensive line spot after signing a one-year deal in free agency. And that’s quite the accomplishment after losing a camp battle for the starting guard role to Halapoulivaati Vaitai. If that weren’t enough, Glasgow starred every step of the way, morphing into one of the most vital pieces on this historic run for the franchise.
Pro Football Focus reviewed Glasgow as the ninth-best guard in the league through the regular season and playoffs. Glasgow played 998 snaps at right guard, 189 at center and another 75 on the left side, no easy task. And he was a top-five run blocker at his position, which powered his positive marks from the analytics site.,
“Even with the outcome of the game yesterday (NFC title game), this season was pretty successful,” Glasgow said. “Successful season, you know, we won a lot of games. It’s a shame that things ended the way that they did. But it just happens, one team is only happy at the end of the year, unfortunately.”
