Expert joins chorus of those pushing Lions to bring back top pass rusher

The Detroit Lions beefed up their roster by completing free agency and the draft, but the opportunity still exists to improve in a major way for 2025. In spite of positive moves, the Lions could use another pass rusher. Fortunately, there are many options including a name the Lions are familiar with. Za'Darius Smith was released by Detroit earlier this offseason, and is a player that should clearly return. NFL.com analyst Jeffri Chadiha picked out top free agency team fits for players following the draft, and unsurprisingly, he identified Smith to Detroit as a remaining slam-dunk. "The Lions can bring Smith back to Detroit to help create the pressure this team has sorely needed. The upside on Smith is that he played solidly last season in an emergency role. He generated 40 pressures in his nine games with the Lions and his pass rush win rate of 21.5 percent was third on the team (after Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport, who also was lost to an injury), per Pro Football Focus." "Davenport is returning to Detroi