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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell hinted Monday that the Detroit Lions could have a trade in the works ahead of the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, November 5.

“I don’t feel like we’re being pressured to say, ‘Oh man, everyone’s moving, we have to move,’” he says. told reporters last week. “I don’t feel that.”

He also said the Lions don’t necessarily need to add a star at the position.

“I think you’re really looking for a role player,” Campbell said two weeks ago during a weekly radio appearance on WXYT-FM (97.1). “I think someone can give an edge, that can transition into rush. It doesn’t have to be someone – I mean, look, as you know, the elite rushers and edge setters and anything that doesn’t just fall off. But if it does is, you have to sell the farm to get them. But I do think there are guys who fit what we do defensively.”

The Lions, currently 6-1 on the season and looking like the top contender in the NFC, have 20 sacks this season and are currently tied for 12th in the NFL. But 7.5 of those came from Hutchinson in the five games he played, meaning his loss seriously depleted Detroit’s pass rush.

There is no substitute for his impact, but given the rash of injuries the team has had in the front seven, adding reinforcements would make sense for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.