The Detroit Lions opened a very little bit of cap space by restructing punter Jack Fox’s contract. Pending the plugging in of some of their signings, the Detroit Lions are sitting pretty good in terms of cap space after the first wave of free agency. There are certainly bigger moves to clear cap space, already
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New Detroit Lions cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson came ever so close to getting a ring just over a month ago. As a key part of the Philadelphia Eagles defense—he led the NFL with six interceptions in 2022—Gardner-Johnson found himself in the title game and just a few plays short of lifting the Lombardi Trophy.
Graham Glasgow didn’t want to leave the Detroit Lions when he did, so he’s clearly glad to be back now under a different regime. On the scale of how former Lions head coach Matt Patricia alienated players, at least based on what we know, odd usage of Graham Glasgow in a guard rotation his final
With moves over the last few days, the Detroit Lions are setting up competition for a couple key special teams spots. As an acknowledgement of his stabilizing their kicker situation, the Detroit Lions re-signed Michael Badgley last week. It was sure to not be a huge deal or more than one year, so the idea
After a busy first week of free agency, nobody was expecting any kind of late news to break late Sunday night, right? Wrong. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes had no plans for a quiet evening—signing former defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson to a one-year contract worth up to $8 million.
Snuck right after Sunday’s bombshell that the Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was a somewhat significant special teams move made by the team. According to several reports, the Lions are signing long snapper Jake McQuaide to a one-year deal worth $1.3 million, including a $152,500 signing bonus.
In order to make some of the aggressive moves the Detroit Lions have made in free agency, they needed to free up some cap space. First, they created $10 million in cap space by releasing veteran defensive tackle Michael Brockers. Then they asked Charles Harris to take a $3 million pay cut. Now, another player…
What a difference a week makes. Before free agency kicked off, the Detroit Lions were looking at a massive lack of talent in their defensive secondary. Of the cornerbacks under contract, only two of them—Jeff Okudah and Jerry Jacobs—had starting experience. The safety group was looking stronger thanks to a breakout debut from Kerby Joseph,…
The Detroit Lions continue to be in an aggressive mode in free agency, reportedly agreeing to a steal of a deal with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson Sunday night. This free agency period has been a change in mode for Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes compared to his first two. After addressing the biggest need on
The Detroit Lions are adding even more firepower to their secondary. After signing both Emmanuel Moseley and Cameron Sutton to bolster the cornerback room in free agency, the Lions are reportedly adding one of the bigger free agency pieces. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Lions are signing former Eagles defensive C.J. Gardner-Johnson to a…
As their plan possibly has to get creative now, here are three sneaky moves the Detroit Lions could make to get a backup quarterback. The Detroit Lions move toward the 2023 season with high expectations, coming off a strong finish to the 2022 season and an above-.500 record. Under no circumstances can things be thrown
After Laremy Tunsil got paid big, the Detroit Lions surely know their day to pay Penei Sewell similarly is coming. Penei Sewell has been all the Detroit Lions hoped he’d be since be taken seventh overall in the 2021 draft. In summary, he has become one of the best young offensive tackles around and he’s
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is certainly worthy of some cool nicknames, but team legend Calvin Johnson has come up with a new one. Upon his arrival as the second overall pick in the 2007 draft, Detroit Lions Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson was given the nickname “Megatron” by teammate Roy Williams, in reference
When we last left Graham Glasgow, he was leaving the Detroit Lions under frustrating circumstances. His level of play was still high, but the Lions—under abrasive head coach Matt Patricia—were not making Glasgow feel wanted. Not only did the Lions utilize an unorthodox guard rotation that saw Glasgow in and out of the lineup, but…
Prior to NFL free agency beginning, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes had everyone thinking that things would largely be quiet once again coming out of Allen Park. And if you were going off of how what he was saying and how he operated the last two off-seasons—I would have understood that thought process. However,…
Sometimes the universe works in a beautiful way. One of the biggest signings the Detroit Lions made in the opening week of free agency was former Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery. He replaces the well-loved Jamaal Williams, and while it will be understandably tough for some fans to move on from Williams, it’s easy…
After losing Chris Board on Friday, the Detroit Lions were sure to secure the services of core special teamer C.J. Moore on Saturday. Special teams is an overlooked aspect of the game, but the Detroit Lions will surely feel the loss of linebacker Chris Board to the New England Patriots. Safety and fellow core special
It was reported to be a three-year deal, but let’s take a look at the details of the contract Alex Anzalone signed with the Detroit Lions. Coming off the best season of his career, Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone (rightfully so) suggested he was eyeing a multi-year deal in free agency. He indeed got one
Justin Rogers at the Detroit News reported yesterday on the extra money earned by Lions players from the NFL’s “performance based pool” (PBP) of money in the current 2020 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). In his article, Rogers listed the ten Detroit Lions players who received the most from the team’s PBP money (out of all…
The Detroit Lions took a chance on Emmanuel Moseley in free agency coming off an injury, and he had a promising update on his rehab. If not for a torn ACL that cost him all but five games last season, Emmanuel Moseley would have surely gotten a solid multi-year deal in free agency. Instead, he