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The Detroit Lions have reportedly agreed to a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to acquire cornerback Carlton Davis. In the trade—which won’t be finalized until the beginning of the League New Year on Wednesday, March 13 at 4 p.m. ET—the Lions have secured Davis and a sixth-round pick in each of the next two…

The first agreement has happened out in Detroit. The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms on a one-year deal $6.5 million deal (max value of $10.5 million) with defensive end Marcus Davenport. Davenport is a former first-round pick from the New Orleans Saints who is coming off a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings. This…

The Detroit Lions are acquiring Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis III, per a report from NFL Network. Here are the terms of the trade, per Tom Pelissero: Lions get: Buccaneers get: Davis, the Buccaneers second-round pick in 2018, signed a three-year, $45 million contract with Tampa upon the expiration of his rookie contract. Over six seasons…

What a way to start the week, eh? Before the Detroit Lions have even started talking to other players around the league, they took care of their own first. According to Adam Schefter, the Lions are re-signing guard Graham Glasgow to a three-year deal worth $20 million, that includes a $9.5 million guarantee.

The negotiating period of free agency is just hours away, with teams allowed to negotiate (through agents) with players set to become unrestricted free agents starting on Monday at Noon ET. At that time, teams are permitted to come to terms with an agreed contract that will only become official when the new league year…

The Detroit Lions and cornerback Emmanuel Moseley reached a new contract agreement ahead of free agency, and the details of the one-year deal are now available, via OverTheCap.com. In 2023, the Lions were aggressive in landing Moseley, and despite him recovering from an ACL injury, they signed him to a one-year deal worth $5.3 million,…

The Detroit Lions have found a near-unprecedented level of success during the tenure of Brad Holmes as general manager. From top to bottom, Holmes has built a talented roster in multiple ways, and the future remains bright. Holmes has achieved more than enough with his draft classes or transactions to warrant faith in his decisions,…

According to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Detroit Lions have applied an exclusive right tender to running back Craig Reynolds. An exclusive rights tender almost assures Reynolds will return to the Lions roster this season, as his only other option is to not play in the NFL this season because he can not…

The NFL Combine has come and gone, but a series of interviews by team reporter Dannie Rogers from Indianapolis have some relevance going forward as we see how the Lions maneuver in free agency and look to the draft. We mentioned earlier in the week that Rogers spoke to Charles Davis from NFL on CBS,…

The negotiating period for free agency is set to begin at Noon ET on Monday, and while most believe the Detroit Lions will be active players at the cornerback position, the latest free agency rumors from ESPN’s Dan Graziano suggest the Lions could make a huge splash at defensive tackle.

We’re now less than 48 hours away from the negotiating period of free agency, and the Detroit Lions figure to be active members of the player acquisition phase. Detroit has plenty of cap space, some narrowed needs, and a general manager who has done an excellent job at transforming the roster in just a few…

On Friday, the NFL announced all the recipients of 2024 NFL Draft compensatory picks. The Detroit Lions were, expectedly, shut out from any additional picks, and our own Erik Schlitt explained why. But with the distribution of those picks, the full seven-round order of the 2024 NFL Draft has now been determined. There will be…

We are less than a week away from NFL free agency, and the Detroit Lions have a lot of cap space to work with this offseason. Spotrac has their total cap space (top-51 players) at around $54.3 million, which would be the seventh-highest amount in the NFL. Throughout his tenure, general manager Brad Holmes has…

If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access article. In addition to providing Lions fans with the names of prospects being paired with…

For the second year in a row, the Detroit Lions will not receive any compensatory draft picks for the upcoming NFL Draft. The NFL constantly works toward league balance and it takes several opportunities to level the playing field for its organizations. With unrestricted free agents able to leave their teams during the offseason, it…

At the end of the 2023 season, Detroit Lions’ coach Dan Campbell spoke about how there would likely be some difficult decisions for the organization around the corner as it pertains to personnel. As magical as the 2023 season was for the Lions, the NFL is still a business and not everyone will be around…

After an impressive 2023 campaign that had them a sneeze away from the Super Bowl, the Detroit Lions are getting the respect they deserve in end-of-the-year evaluations. A total of eight Lions made Pro Football Focus’ top 101 players from the 2023 NFL season. I’ll touch on a few of them, but you’ll have to…

Ask any Detroit Lions fan, and they’ll tell you one of the top needs for the team is someone who can rush the passer opposite Aidan Hutchinson. Earlier in the week, we detailed some interior defensive line options in free agency, but now it’s time to get down to business. With the Lions likely to…

The Detroit Lions have begun to re-sign some of their players ahead of the start of free agency, but several big names still remains unsigned, including starting left guard Jonah Jackson. All has been quiet regarding Jackson’s standing with the team, with some believing he’ll ask too much for the Lions to consider, while others…

According to the NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Detroit Lions will not be extending an exclusive rights free agent offer to cornerback Chase Lucas. The news comes as a mild surprise, given that Detroit could have had the option to offer this minimum salary deal to Lucas, and his only option would be to sign…