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The Detroit Lions will need a new return man in 2021. Kick and punt returner Jamal Agnew agreed to a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the start of the negotiating period Monday. The three-year deal is worth a maximum of $21 million, according to NFL Network. Agnew had five return touchdowns in four

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press One of the Detroit Lions‘ biggest free agents is sticking around to be part of the rebuild. The Lions and defensive end Romeo Okwara agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract Monday, NFL Network reported. The agreement came just after Monday’s noon start to the free agent negotiating period, where

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press When the NFL’s free agent negotiating period opens at noon Monday, players will be met by a different market. There is not as much money to go around as in years past, thanks to a pandemic-induced shrinking salary cap, and the money that is available should be gobbled up

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions should have used the franchise tag on Kenny Golladay. Given the chance to retain their No. 1 receiver this week at a below-market rate, at least for the purposes of trading him, the Lions instead opened the door and bid him farewell in free agency. Golladay almost

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Patriot Way is a thing of the past, but the new Detroit Lions coaching staff still will have a pipeline to its old teams. The Lions announced the signing of former New Orleans Saints tight end Josh Hill on Saturday. Hill was released earlier this month after eight seasons

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press A strong leg is important. Accuracy is a must. But Dave Fipp has seen enough kickers in his time in the NFL to know neither one of those traits means a thing if you don’t have the mental fortitude to go with it. “I think probably the most important thing

Christina Hall,  Kristen Jordan Shamus | Detroit Free Press As many as 6,000 people will be able to get COVID-19 vaccines every day starting March 24 at Ford Field, the Detroit Lions’ domed stadium in downtown Detroit, which will become a federally run mass vaccination clinic, Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said during a

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The free agent negotiating period opens Monday and the Detroit Lions have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. Here is the eighth in a series of position-by-position breakdowns on the top players available in free agency and what the Lions might do at each position. Special teams

Nate Davis   | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions don’t use franchise tag on Kenny Golladay: Surprised they’re moving on? Debating Detroit Lions’ decision to pass on tagging Kenny Golladay, allowing him to hit unrestricted free agency, and what it means, March 9, 2021 Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press By

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press He’s never been a Pro Bowler. He plays a position at which the Detroit Lions have one entrenched starter, onegeneral manager Brad Holmes said is deep in this year’s draft. And he likely will command a big enough contract to offset a compensatory draft pick for his new team.

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions went on a spending spree at the start of free agency two years ago, signing Trey Flowers, Justin Coleman and Jesse James to big-money contracts. Now, two of those players are gone. The Lions plan to release James before the start of the new league year next

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Brad Holmes likes the quarterback class in this year’s NFL draft and won’t rule out taking one at No. 7, and now the Detroit Lions are hitting the road to see one of the top prospects at the position. North Dakota State coach Matt Entz said Thursday that Lions coach

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions are getting rid of another prominent player on defense. The Lions plan to release slot cornerback Justin Coleman before the new league begins next week, a person informed of the decision told the Free Press. Coleman has been the Lions’ primary slot cornerback the past two years,

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The free agent negotiating period opens Monday and the Detroit Lions have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. Here is the sixth in a series of position-by-position breakdowns on the top players available in free agency and what the Lions might do at each position. Offensive line

The free agent negotiating period opens Monday and the Detroit Lions have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. Here is the seventh in a series of position-by-position breakdowns on the top players available in free agency and what the Lions might do at each position. Offensive line On the Lions’ roster for

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions have cleared enough cap space to add Jared Goff to their roster when the new league year opens next week, but they have work to do cap wise to be players in free agency. The Lions have cleared about $12.5 million in cap room so far between

Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions have not had a true difference maker at linebacker since DeAndre Levy was at the height of his career. And as likely as it is that the team addresses the position in free agency, the only way to change that might be through this year’s NFL draft.

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Kenny Golladay may have played his last game with the Detroit Lions. The Lions did not use the franchise tag on their No. 1 receiver before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline, effectively allowing him to sign elsewhere when free agency opens next week. Neither Lions general manager Brad Holmes nor Golladay’s agent,

Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press The Detroit Lions and Kenny Golladay are seemingly going their separate ways, after the team reportedly informed him Tuesday they won’t be placing the franchise tag on him before the afternoon deadline. “There isn’t a team more prepared to intelligently expedite a tank in the inaugural years of its new

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Nate Burleson breaks down Detroit Lions’ Matthew Stafford trade. Who won the deal? Former Lions WR and current NFL Network and CBS TV personality Nate Burleson joins Dave Birkett to discuss the Matthew Stafford trade, Jared Goff & more, Feb. 2, 2021. Dave Birkett, Detroit