LT Taylor Decker requests release from Lions

Left tackle Taylor Decker, the Detroit Lions' longest-tenured player, requested his release from the team.

Decker announced the news over social media on Friday, just a little over a week after he wrote that he intended to return for an 11th NFL season.

"Things change," Decker wrote on Instagram. "145 games started, 3 playoff appearances, 2 division titles, a decade carrying the shield. I fully intended to do it once again, but my time as a Lion is coming to an end.

"In the weeks...