Detroit Lions easing rookie CB Ennis Rakestraw into nickel corner

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Ennis Rakestraw was limited in rookie minicamp, as the Detroit Lions ease him into a nickelback role.Detroit Lions second-round pick Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was in the “starting” lineup as the team broke for their first 11-on-11 drills of rookie minicamp, but he may not have been where you would have expected him. For most of the first day of minicamp, he was lined up as the nickel—a position Rakestraw is more than comfortable with.“That’s