It took a year to get here -- 12 months of tearful nights, deep introspection and downright depression -- but Amari Spievey is finally in a good place. On the field, Spievey is back where the Lions need him most, in the starting lineup at safety, covering tight ends and making plays in a shorthanded secondary. In his personal life, Spievey has made strides dealing with the beating death last October of his cousin and best friend, Chauncey Hardy, a tragedy that left him brokenhearted and wondering if he'd ever play again. News of Hardy's death rocked Spievey so hard last year that he drowned his iPhone in tears, ruining it, the morning of the Lions-Bears Monday night game. He didn't play that...
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