Of the players inside the Lions locker room, only one is both a native Detroiter and a reigning Super Bowl champion.

That would be Avonte Maddox.

A standout at Detroit’s Martin Luther King Jr. High School, Maddox signed a one-year deal with the Lions in the offseason after capturing his first Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Since his arrival, Maddox has established himself as a key rotational player in the Lions’ secondary, even taking snaps at safety, a position he admitted was somewhat foreign to him.

He has done an admirable job of ingratiating himself with teammates while also stepping out in the community, lending a hand on several initiatives launched by the franchise.

Last week, MLive caught up with Maddox for our weekly rapid-fire question segment, where we discussed

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