As the Detroit Lions continue to look for solutions at safety after losing Brian Branch for the season to a torn Achilles, an interesting name has emerged from the NFL transaction wire. The Lions hosted former Los Angeles Rams third-round pick John Johnson for a visit on Monday.

Johnson is an intriguing option, because Lions general manager Brad Holmes was largely responsible for the Rams drafting him in 2017. Here’s Rams general manager Les Snead talking about Holmes the moment they drafted Johnson (via the Detroit Free Press).

“He was a huge John Johnson fan. We had got to that late third, and some of the players at positions that we needed more were gone, so now you’re at that point, right, where, are you going to reach for need with players that maybe you have less love for, maybe li

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