Snap counts, PFF grades: Lions find new ways to get rising linebackers on the field

DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions got creative regarding how they deployed their blossoming linebacker rotation in the team's impressive defensive showing against the Atlanta Falcons. There weren't seismic shifts to the snap counts. But the increased edge reps for rookie Jack Campbell and Derrick Barnes were new wrinkles to Aaron Glenn and Kelvin Sheppard's plan. Sheppard remains the team's linebackers coach. But he also added the pass rush to his list of responsibilities in 2023. Barned logged eight snaps on the outside. He had his first rep there last week against the Seattle Seahawks. And the first-round rookie played a whopping 26 reps on the outside, with 20 on the left and another six on the