Wisconsin linebacker Zack Baun gets a fair amount of run as a potential Detroit Lions target in the 2020 NFL Draft. He’s a player often mocked to the Lions at No. 35 overall and played quite well for Matt Patricia and the Detroit coaches during Senior Bowl week in January.
The Lions might have some pause with Baun after the linebacker revealed on Tuesday that he tested positive for a diluted urine sample at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. But it’s not what you might think…
Baun wrote a letter to all 32 NFL teams explaining that he consumed a hefty amount of water in order to boost his weigh-in weight. Baun’s biggest issue in many scouts’ eyes is a lack of mass, and he weighed in at 238 pounds. Baun was 240 at the Senior Bowl weigh-in.
That’s a bigger concern for the Lions than it will be for some other teams. Detroit’s defense has consistently favored heavier LBs, and his lack of size almost certainly prevents Baun from playing as a full-time EDGE or JACK with the Lions. Needing to load up on water weight to get to a figure that’s still too light for the Lions’ metrics seems to disqualify Baun from Detroit’s consideration.
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