Jason Fox gets first snap of the season filling in for injured Corey Hilliard

DETROIT — It took until the final game of the season, but Jason Fox finally saw some action on the field.

When backup tackle Corey Hilliard – who was in for injured starter Gosder Cherilus – went down with an injured knee against Minnesota, Detroit's fourth-round pick finally got to play.

On Fox's first snap, Chad Greenway shot the gap between the right guard and tackle. Still, he was able to get just enough of the Vikings linebacker to push him away from running back Jahvid Best, who took the handoff up the left side of the line for three yards.

Overall, the Lions ran toward the right side four times for 5 yards after Hilliard left the game with 12:40 left in the third quarter. It hardly qualifies as a dominant showing, but the rookie didn't give up a sack either.

"I didn't play perfect," Fox said after the game. "I kind of had to knock the cobwebs off (on) the first series or so. After that, I feel like I played decent. Something to build on at the end of the season, going into next year."

The 6-7, 303-pounder out of Miami spent much of the season on the inactive list. Despite being active for the Lions' previous three games, Fox didn't actually play.

After whetting his appetite in the Lions' final game of the season, the 22-year-old wants to make plenty of improvements to his overall game – strength, footwork, technique.

He'll have to in order to achieve his fairly lofty goals for next season.

"(I have) to work hard this offseason to put myself in the best situation possible so I can be a starter next year," Fox said.


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