One of the first orders of business for all teams in the offseason is to sign players to reserve/future contracts. With the Lions season not ending until after the NFC Championship game, it took longer than other years.
The Lions added 11 players to reserve/future deals on Tuesday. A reserve/future contract is a commitment by the team to bring the players back with a chance to compete for spots in the coming season. Typically, they are players coming off the practice squad or unsigned street free agents who had some connection to the team.
The biggest name is wide receiver Tom Kennedy, who has been on and off the Lions roster since the 2019 season.
The full list:
- LB Mitchell Agude
- WR Maurice Alexander
- OL Matt Farniok
- RB Jake Funk
- OT Connor Galvin
- CB Craig James
- S Brandon Joseph
- WR Tom Kennedy
- OL Michael Niese
- DT Chris Smith