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The 5 most underrated players in Detroit Lions history

By Brad Berreman

14 Nov 1999: Robert Porcher #91 of the Detroit Lions runs on the field during the game against the Arizona Cardinals at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Lions 23-19.
14 Nov 1999: Robert Porcher #91 of the Detroit Lions runs on the field during the game against the Arizona Cardinals at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Lions 23-19. /
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Credit: George Gojkovich/Getty Images
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4. WR Brett Perriman

Originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints out of the University of Miami in 1988, Perriman became a real find for the Lions when they acquired him for a draft pick in August of 1991. He topped 50 catches in five of his six seasons in Detroit, with his best numbers coming in his final two campaigns with the team (1995 and 1996) as part of one of the more prolific offenses in the league.

In 1995 Perriman had 108 receptions (sixth in the league) for 1,488 yards (also sixth in the league) and nine touchdowns. He also had eight 100-yard games that season, with three double-digit catch games and two more contests where he had nine catches. But Herman Moore set the new single-season NFL record for receptions that season with 123, along with 1,686 yards and 14 touchdowns. So what Perriman did as the Lions’ No. 2 wide receiver was simply overshadowed.

Perriman followed in 1996 with 94 catches (sixth in the league again) for 1,021 yards and five scores.

Perriman split what would be his final NFL season (1997) between the Kansas City City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins, and he wound up topping 500 catches for his career (525). But the clear best stretch of his career came as a Lion, and he sits fourth in franchise history in receiving yards (5,244), fourth in receptions (428) and 14th in receiving touchdowns (25).

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