Former Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker has been searching for the right words to describe his current situation. It’s been anything but a standard offseason for the 10-year veteran.
For the past decade, Decker knew he’d spend his autumn in Michigan. He would be protecting his quarterback’s blindside.
Decker’s Offseason Reflection in Arizona
Decker returned to his offseason Arizona home in early January, unsure if he’d ever play for the Lions again. After nearly two months of reflection and recovery, he decided he had one more year to give to football, and more specifically, the Lions, the franchise that drafted him in the first round out of Ohio State in 2016.
It felt like a black-and-white decision: Will he or won’t he? As it turns out, it was more complicated than that. That was news to us and also news to Decker.
Communication Concerns
As we sit on opposite corners of a sectional couch at his home just south of picturesque Camelback Mountain, former Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker methodically searches for the right words. There are a lot of thoughts and plenty of emotions.
Decker spent the time reflecting, after returning to his offseason Arizona home in early January.
He came to the conclusion he had one more year to give to football, and more specifically, the Lions, the franchise that drafted him in the first round out of Ohio State in 2016.