Titus Young not back with the Lions

Perhaps the Lions should have noticed Young would become quite the nuisance since he had issues at Boise State as well, serving a suspension his sophomore season for punching a teammate. He would do the same last May when he decked safety Louis Delmas and was sent home from the Lions OTAs. During the 2012 season, Young became a “distraction”, according to head coach Jim Schwartz, after causing frustration for assistants Shawn Jefferson and Scott Linehan. His own teammates were even ready for the team to move on without him.

Now the latest drama comes via Young’s Twitter feed, where the wideout has threatened to quit the sport if he doesn’t get his way:

But not in Detroit, not from Jim Schwartz.

The Lions head coach has been dealing with a lot of issues lately and a lot of those issues arise from the behavior of Young, who missed meetings and purposely ran the wrong routes while being a general nuisance, according to various reports.

Schwartz followed that up by saying, “He’s not with the team right now.” Those are strong words, and it calls into question Young’s future with the franchise as a whole. Young has had plenty of trouble off the field, but its the trouble he brings into the locker room and onto the field that really has the Lions upset.