NFL Free Agency: Could Jason Babin Be the Next Titan to Defect to Detroit?

July 9, 2011   ·   Kyle Gibbons   ·   Jump to comments

2010 marked the first time in defensive end Jason Babins career that he recorded more than four sacks in a single season.
So why would the Detroit Lions pursue a guy that has played for three different teams in the past three seasons and only recorded more than four sacks only once in his eight-year career?
Because Babin is an absolute monster.
He is the prototypical blue collar, high energy, gym animal that Jim Schwartz covets in defensive prospects.
The former first-round draft pick out of Western Michigan University is a prime example of how hard work and determination can reinvent a player’s career.
I wouldn’t say that Babin is a late bloomer. As a successful defensive end for the Broncos in college, the Houston Texans thought well enough of Babin to draft him 27th overall but decided to move him outside linebacker.
Though Babin enjoyed a somewhat successful rookie campaign at oustide linebacker in '04 for Houston, ...

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