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ESPN's John Clayton sees the Detroit Lions as a team that should win seven to nine games in 2013.

Suh seems to be doing that, going to the front of the line for drills and shouting words of encouragement to his fellow defensive linemen.

There is a correlation between the Lions breaking mini-camp on Thursday and putting their offseason workouts in idle until the start of training camp, and the NASCAR crews arriving at Michigan International Speedway in the Irish Hills to begin their testing and qualifying runs for the race on Sunday.

Lions writers make predictions on key issues: Detroit Lions beat writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss the Lions' biggest remaining position battle, rookies of impact, how many yards Calvin Johnson will have this year and who will take over as the No.

And when it wasn't Suh's turn, he had words of encouragement -- which included a playful jab -- for his fellow defensive linemen.

Suh seems to be doing that, going to the front of the line for drills and shouting words of encouragement to his fellow defensive linemen.

Free-agent defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis visited both the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears last week.

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been called upon to be more of a leader this year.

Suh plays with kids at football camp: Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh had fun with about 300 kids who attended his camp at Dearborn High on Saturday.

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's rightful place in a Top 100 list and if there are any free agent signings that should or should not be made.

But let's first clarify what we're talking about here. With Kyle Vanden Bosch and Corey Williams gone, the Lions' defense in general and defensive line group in particular are out a couple of respected leaders.

Detroit Lions at OTAs: The Detroit Lions held OTA's Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the practice facility in Allen Park.

It's hard to put your finger on what's different about Nick Fairley, other than to say he just sounds different.