Germaine's little brother is in Allen Park today. He would be an upgrade and a starter at the Sam. He's coming off a knee injury and rumor has it he's being offered only the vet minimum. Here's some of his bio from Wiki: He served primarily as a reserve linebacker for his first two season, playing only on special teams. In 2005,after Takeo Spikes went down with a season ending tear of the Achilles tendon Crowell took a spot on the starting roster. He went on that season to record 119 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 2 interceptions in 12 starts. In the summer of 2006, he was named the starting strong side linebacker by Buffalo head coach Dick Jauron, replacing Jeff Posey. Crowell started every game until a suffering a late season injury against the San Diego Chargers. Crowell underwent arm surgery after tearing his triceps muscle in the final game of the 2007 season.[1] On September 4, 2008, Crowell was placed on season-ending injured reserve after undergoing knee surgery. The dude has been banged up a ton. I didn't know he had such an extensive injury history. Well at least I know why he hasn't been signed yet. Durability definitely wasn't put into the Crowell's DNA.
Sadly, there's not. The FA crop was very thin to begin with this year. And outside of Curry, the LB position is lacking some real game changers, specifically at MLB. Lauranitis probably will fall out of the 1st round. Mauluga is a 2 down backer. I'm not sure Cushing could slide over to the middle. Matthews is probably relegated to 3-4 OLB, possibly SOLB in a 4-3. Stintim could be a dark horse for the Lions. I hope he's there at 33 and we could take him there.
