ALLEN PARK -- The headline speaks for itself. And it’s a little strange.

Graham Glasgow has played 2,015 of a possible 2,016 snaps the last two seasons. That’s outstanding work for anyone, and especially a guy asked to play multiple positions because of injuries to every other regular across that offensive line.

In 2017, the Lions cycled through 11 different combinations up front because of all the injuries. They had their top offensive line on the field for just 95 snaps that year because of the injuries.

But Glasgow didn’t miss any of them.

Yet he’s been in the starting lineup only about every other day in training camp this year, and taken the rest of his reps with backups.

“Um, you know, it’s just the way it is,” Glasgow said after a walk-through with New England on Wednesday. “It’s what the coaches feel like is going to help the team, and I’ll do whatever they ask me to do. I’m trying to build as much chemistry with whoever I’m next to. I think it’s good to get reps with guys that you’re normally not around, so in that regard I think it’s good. Yeah, I just do what I’m told.”

Asked about the rotation, coach Matt Patricia chalked it up to good ol’ fashioned competition.

“We’re all in a competition right now,” Patricia said. “Everybody is out there competing hard. I think that group inside, there’s a lot of rotation that’s going on inside. That’s good. That’s what you want. It’s training camp. That’s what everybody expects.”

Maybe. But what everybody really expects is when the dust finally settles, Glasgow will be the guy to replace T.J. Lang at right guard. He is everything this staff looks for in an offensive lineman, after all -- big, strong, nasty, smart, experienced, and you could set your watch to his consistency. Now headed into a contract year, he seems more likely to get a big-money extension than a demotion.

Frank Ragnow is expected to take Glasgow’s place at center, while Taylor Decker and Rick Wagner remain entrenched at left and right tackle, respectively. That leaves left guard as the only true mystery.

Kenny Wiggins has gotten the first-team reps on days when Glasgow is with the starters, which has led many to believe he is the leader for the gig. But Joe Dahl has gotten the first-team reps when Oday Aboushi has replaced Glasgow with the starters, then got a two-year extension from the club this week. That intimates he’s already sown up a roster spot, and might be pushing harder for the starting job than originally thought.

“Joe works so unbelievably hard, and a lot of people don’t see (that),” Glasgow said. “He didn’t really get a lot of opportunities to play. As I said, though, he just puts in a lot of work and everybody that is here respects that.”

Dahl has been a career backup to this point, but is prized in Allen Park for his versatility to play across the front. He even moonlighted as a 305-pound fullback when injuries devastated the position last year.

That kind of experience and versatility is a strong insurance policy against injuries, which can upset the consistency up front and wreak havoc on a game plan. With all the moving pieces in camp, Detroit should have options if and when someone gets hurt, surely one of the reasons Glasgow -- a known commodity at this point -- has spent only half his time working with the rest of the starters.