The Lions are eyeing the top linebacker of the LFA

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Mike Payton discusses how the Detroit Lions are keeping their eyes on and potentially signing the best linebacker currently playing in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, Keenan Wolf

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00:00Lions have a chance to sign the best linebacker in the entire world outside of America.

00:06Let's talk about it.

00:09Hi, this is Mike Payne from A to Z Sports Detroit.

00:12Today, we're going to talk about something a little bit off the wall.

00:15The Detroit Lions have a chance to sign this great linebacker named Keenan Wolfe, who currently

00:20plays for Gallos Negros de Cotterero in the Liga Football de Americano Profesional.

00:28Wow, that's the LFA in Mexico.

00:31That's the Cotterero Black Roosters for the English translation.

00:36Keenan Wolfe is the best linebacker in that entire league, led the league in tackles, broke

00:42all the single season records, broke the single game record for tackle, potentially soon be

00:48named the defensive player of the year in that league.

00:52It's really interesting how the Lions could even find this guy, but they have actually

00:57looked at him before.

00:59When he was coming out of Moorhead State in 2023, the Lions were at his pro day.

01:04They saw him working out.

01:05They saw what he could bring.

01:0724 other teams at that pro day, and every team decided that they weren't going to draft

01:11him or sign him as an undrafted free agent.

01:14He made his way over to the EuroLeague in Germany and led that league in tackles and was

01:21the best defensive player in that league and then moved up.

01:24It's actually a move up from the EuroLeague to the league in Mexico.

01:28There's a lot more talent there, and then he proved to be the best defensive player in

01:33that league.

01:34The next step is, hey, you get an invite to camp.

01:38Maybe you show what you have and maybe you're a practice squad guy or potentially you go to

01:44the CFL and see what you could do over there.

01:46The UFL is another one.

01:48He'd have to wait until the springtime for that, which would be quite a wait.

01:51But it's an interesting idea because this guy has shown that he could at least tackle.

01:57He can close.

01:58He's got closing speed.

01:59He could do a bunch of stuff.

02:00And the Lions have already seen him.

02:02And he's clearly continued to work on his game and has shown to be the best player outside

02:08of America, at least outside of fun, probably Canada too.

02:12But I just think that this would be a fun idea for the Lions, see what they could do, see

02:17if they can get.

02:18They're not adverse to signing players from outside of the country either.

02:21They did it last year with Matthew Betts.

02:23Ahmed Hassanin is Egyptian.

02:25He's new to the team.

02:27Obviously, he played some American college ball.

02:29David Bata, the Lions signed him last year out of Germany.

02:33Patrick Murtaugh was a tight end from Australia that they had for a little bit.

02:37So they're not adverse to trying things, you know, players from different countries.

02:42Giovanni Manu is another one from British Columbia.

02:45It's interesting.

02:46It's an idea.

02:47Love to see it happen.

02:48I would love to know what you guys think if the Lions signed the best linebacker from

02:53the Mexico League to see what he could bring.

02:56Let me know what you guys think in the comments below and we will talk to you next time.

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