Ikaika Alama-Francis Update

Even though Ikaika Alama-Francis hasn't had much playing time this year, he's been learning, progressing and getting better and better. Detroit Lions coach Rod Marinelli has lots of praise for Ikaika in this Detroit Free Press article by Carlos Monarrez.

"Great athlete and he's tough, he'll hit," Marinelli said. "He's a great kid. He wants to please. He's the perfect guy you like in terms of 'want to, desire, smart.' He's got all the things you want to coach. He's going to be a house. He's big as a house right now. He's gonna get bigger.

"I just think he's so raw and so talented and such a good person."

Alama-Francis, who is 6-feet-5 and nearly 300 pounds, knows he has no other option than to excel at his demanding position. The competition is too stiff in the league and in his own locker room.

"In the NFL everybody's good and it's all about you're going to be going up against someone who's just as equal as you are," he said. "But it's all about technique and how you're fluid, play-in and play-out. And being consistent is a good word that a lot of people use, so every day I work on trying to be consistent every play and every down and every game."

He's gonna be a monster!