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Michigan cornerback teases potential Lions reunion with Aidan Hutchinson ahead of NFL Draft
By Nicholas Myer- Yardbarker
Michigan DB Mike Sainristil© Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK
On Friday, Sainristil was in a jovial mood as he replied to a post from a Detroit-based sports media network on X, tagging former Michigan teammate and current Detroit Lions edge-rusher Aidan Hutchinson.
Sainristil was listed as the potential missing link for the Lions’ 2024 secondary and the ex-Michigan DB seemed excited about the prospect of playing for the Great Lakes State’s NFL team.
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The Lions secondary needs a boost after the release of cornerback Cameron Sutton, who has a warrant out for his arrest for domestic battery by strangulation in Florida. Sutton was apparently at the Lions’ practice facility in Allen Park when Lions President Rod Wood learned of the news.
Sainristil posted 26 solo tackles, six interceptions and six pass break-ups for the Wolverines last season. He had an 81-yard interception return in the College Football Playoff national championship game against the Washington Huskies that essentially sealed the Wolverines’ first national title since 1997.
Sainristil was not listed in the first round of CBS Sports’ latest 2024 NFL Mock Draft.
Lions General Manager Brad Holmes previously stated that the Lions are not necessarily bound to acquiring another cornerback this offseason, but Sainristil would add a different dimension to coordinator Aaron Glenn’s defense from his nickelback position as a fast and physical player who can hit, tackle and make plays with the ball in the air against opposing receivers.
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