How this lesson from Aaron Glenn shows up in Kelvin Sheppard's Lions defense

Allen Park — With receiver Rome Odunze motioning toward the middle of the field and blocking safety Brian Branch, D.J. Reed found himself unabated to the backfield.

The response from Reed, an eighth-year veteran who signed with the Detroit Lions in the offseason, was to meet running back Kyle Monangai at the line of scrimmage and plant him into the turf at Ford Field for no gain. The Lions were up 31 points on the Chicago Bears and only 7:53 remained in a contest that had gotten out of hand. But Reed, at 5-foot-9, was determined to be type of tone-setting presence defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard wants at cornerback.