Tight end Brock Wright has signed a contract with the San Francisco 49ers as a restricted free agent. Now the Detroit Lions must decide whether to match the deal or lose Wright for no compensation. Per Dave Birkett, Wright signed a three-year contract worth $12 million with the 49ers. That’s a significant raise from the
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Michigan nickelback Mike Sainristil has vaulted himself into first-round consideration with an impressive evaluating season leading up to the NFL Draft in Detroit on April 25. Sainristil ran a 4.47 40-yard-dash time at the 2024 NFL Combine, showcasing the straight-line speed that made him one of the best defensive playmakers in the nation last season.
It is not often that teams sign players to restricted free agent deals but they do happen. The first, and only one so far, of the 2024 free agency cycle has been completed with Lions tight end Brock Wright. The deal is for one-year, $2.985 million dollars on an original tender. Signing with the Lions
The Detroit Lions could use some depth in their receiving corps, and the Los Angeles Rams may have a potential solution for them. Bleacher Report’s Maurice Moton feels that the Lions should target Rams wide receiver Tutu Atwell in a trade, suggesting that Atwell could be available for a late-round draft pick after Los Angeles
According to Ian Rapoport, the 49ers signed Lions’ restricted free agent TE Brock Wright to an offer sheet on Friday. Detroit placed the right of first refusal tender on Wright which will cost just under $3 million for the 2024 season. The Lions will now have five days to decide if it wants to match
The Detroit Lions gave a restricted free agent tender to tight end Brock Wright at the beginning of the month. That was supposed to be that and Wright was expected to be back on the Lions in 2024. Now that is in doubt. A player with an RFA tender can still be offered contracts. It
NFL insider Ian Rapoport reports that the San Francisco 49ers have signed Detroit Lions restricted free agent tight end Brock Wright to an offer sheet. The Lions have five days to match the offer. The Lions tendered Wright a first-right-of-refusal contract, guaranteeing him $2.985 million for the 2024 season. No draft compensation is attached to
The Lions tendered Brock Wright as a restricted free agent earlier this month, keeping the young tight end around. The team did not use a second-round tender, opening the door to a potential offer sheet. Although RFA offer sheets are fairly rare, the 49ers have submitted one to Wright, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweets. The
The Detroit Lions made some moves to bolster their cornerback situation this offseason, trading for Carlton Davis and signing Amik Robertson. However, the Lions could still use some help in their secondary, which is why Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus seems them as the best possible fit for Stephon Gilmore. Gilmore spent the 2023
A brand new football league starts this weekend when the United Football League kicks off on Saturday. The UFL is the combination of two former leagues. The XFL and the USFL. The two leagues merged back January. There’s a solid handful of former Lions that will be making their debuts in this league this weekend.
Welcome to the Detroit Lions Podcast with Bish & Brown! Today in an extra special bonus episode, Scott and Russ are taking a DEEEEEEEEEEEEP dive into this draft’s offensive line prospects. They’re also emptying the bag entirely by giving you yet another prospect of the week Powered by Restore. Among the players discussed: Jackson Powers-Johnson,
If it wasn’t for a second-half collapse in the NFC Championship Game, the Cinderella Detroit Lions were on the cusp of shocking the San Francisco 49ers and playing for the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LVIII. Now, after some marquee additions in free agency, have the Lions closed the gap in the NFC on the
It was a quiet Thursday on the NFL transaction wire for the Detroit Lions. The Lions didn’t sign anyone, nor did any ex-Lions resurface with another NFL team. However, one former Lion did find a new home north of the border. One-time Lions running back Greg Bell has signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the
The Detroit Lions barnstormed to the doorstep of the Super Bowl last season, as Aiden Hutchinson continued his ascent among the elite pass rushers in the NFL, but could look to add the perfect complement to their young rusher in the 2024 NFL Draft. Last season, the Lions‘ pass-rush left much to be desired, finishing
The Lions had a season for the ages last year but throughout it, there was one major aspect of defense that was lacking, pass defense. Several quarterbacks had major games against the Lions secondary in 2023 including Justin Fields, who was traded for a 2025 NFL Draft pick, and Nick Mullens who may be on
Exactly four weeks from tonight, the sports world will turn its eyes to Detroit for the 2024 NFL draft. The hometown Lions don’t pick until No. 29 overall in the first round, and since the last edition of Lions draft thoughts two weeks ago, GM Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell have candidly spoken
The long-promised new uniforms for the Detroit Lions are coming very soon. In fact, the Lions themselves finally announced a date for the unveiling of the new threads. As promised, the Lions will reveal the new uniforms prior to the 2024 NFL draft, which happens to be in Detroit. The team announced via social media
When Jason Kelce announced his retirement from the NFL in early March, the longtime Eagles center knew he’d have no shortage of opportunities in his post-playing career. And we could be nearing an answer on what his life after football will look like. According to a report from The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, ESPN is pursuing
The Detroit Lions confirmed earlier this week that they will unveiling new uniforms this offseason ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. Now we know exactly what day that will be happening. The Lions have announced that they will unveil their new uniforms to season ticket holders at Ford Field on Thursday, April 18th.
The Lions already have 22 members of their organization enshrined forever in Canton, Ohio at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On Wednesday afternoon they learned there would be a 23rd member being added to the fold as the hall of fame announced they would honor their former athletic trainer Dean Kleinschmidt. Congratulations to longtime