The Detroit Lions on Wednesday matched the three-year offer sheet of the San Francisco 49ers to restricted free agent tight end Brock Wright, ESPN reported. The offer sheet was worth $12 million, including $6 million guaranteed, according to the report. The Lions had tendered a one-year deal worth $2.985 million to Wright in early March.
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Kindle Vildor spent 2023 with four teams. The last of those will see if he can maintain a role. The Lions re-signed the veteran cornerback on Wednesday, per ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter. After adding Vildor to a practice squad agreement late last season, the Lions will reunite him with one of his former position coaches. It is
The San Francisco 49ers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the NFC Championship Game this January against the Detroit Lions. The Lions returned the favor by responding to a 49ers’ bid for restricted free agent Brock Wright. The two NFC heavyweights sparred over the tight end in free agency. The 49ers and Wright
The Lions were one of the NFL’s best during the 1950s, winning championships in 1952, 1953, and 1957. The teams were led by the great Bobby Layne, who was under center in ’52 and ’53. Layne missed the ’57 title game with a broken ankle and Tobin Rote filled in as the Lions won their
Ian Rapoport reports that the Lions have decided to match the 49ers offer sheet on RFA TE Brock Wright, which was for three years at $12 million and included $6 million guaranteed. Wright, 25, signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame following the 2023 NFL Draft. He was waived
It gets lost a bit in the build-up to the 2024 NFL draft, but free agency signings are still happening around the NFL. Sure, the pace slows tremendously in the month leading up to the drat, which takes place from April 25-27 in downtown Detroit, but there are still a lot of free agents out
Cornerback Kindle Vildor is returning to the Detroit Lions for another season. Several reports indicate the team and Vildor have agreed on terms of a new contract, though the exact details are not yet disclosed. Vildor took over as a starter at outside cornerback late in the 2023 campaign and in the postseason. He was
He played quite a bit down the stretch for Detroit last season, and while the Lions wanted to get better at cornerback, it made sense to bring him back for depth. Vildor, 26, was drafted in the fifth round by the Bears out of Georgia Southern in 2020. He was in the final year of
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Detroit Lions are re-signing cornerback Kindle Vildor. After being released by the Philadelphia Eagles last November, the Lions were quick to add Vildor to their practice squad for more depth in the secondary. After just three weeks, the Lions signed Vildor to the active roster, then after three additional…
The Detroit Lions are reportedly one of at least five teams who have expressed interest in free agent wide receiver Tyler Boyd, per The Athletic. The 30-year-old receiver is unlikely to return to a very crowded wide receiver room in Cincinnati, where the Bengals will prioritize retaining their younger wide receiver duo of Ja’Marr Chase…
With less than a month until the 2024 NFL draft, it’s time to bring back the long-running “A prospect for each round” series for the Detroit Lions in the draft. We’ll kick it off this year with the guards and centers, the interior offensive linemen. The Lions aren’t going to draft an interior offensive lineman
Lions Nation Unite is live-talking the latest Detroit Lions news and rumors for the 2024 NFL free agency and the 2024 NFL draft. Who should the Lions look to target in free agency? Could they look to add DaRon Payne to the Lions’ defensive line? Should the Lions draft Devon Witherspoon CB out of Illinois?
The Detroit Lions made a big splash in free agency when they signed former Bengals defensive lineman DJ Reader. Arguably one of the best nose tackles in the NFL. Before they could sign him, they brought him in for a visit in Detroit. That’s where they took a bit of confident risk. The Lions flew
In just a few short years, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has made a name for himself wheeling and dealing in the NFL world. Once again he’s turned some heads—this time that of Yahoo Sports’ Frank Schwab, who listed one of the Lions general manager’s offseason moves as among the top five in the…
Tyler Boyd has been connected to a host of teams this offseason. The veteran remains one of the market’s top wide receivers, but the longtime Bengals slot presence clearly has not seen his market reach an acceptable price point. Tied to the Chiefs, Jets and his hometown Steelers thus far, Boyd may have some other options. The
The Detroit Lions are in need of another wide receiver after losing Josh Reynolds to free agency, and according to Mark Kaboly of The Athletic, they have expressed interest in Tyler Boyd. Boyd is probably the best wide out remaining on the free-agent market, and surprisingly, he is still unsigned. The 29-year-old is coming off
As the NFL Draft inches closer at the tail end of this month, we’re going division-by-division, breaking down the betting odds for the position of each team’s first pick. Today, we look to the NFC North, who sportsbooks have offered just two teams. The Chicago Bears are drafting first, and all but certainly are grabbing
After picking 12 starters or major contributors in the past three drafts, the Detroit Lions will try to match that success April 25-27 at the NFL Draft in downtown Detroit. The 2021 through 2023 drafts were the first such collaborations of general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell. Among the players selected by
The details of quarterback Nate Sudfeld’s new contract are now in, and the Lions locked up their No. 3 quarterback with an interesting deal. Sudfeld, who spent all of 2023 on the Lions’ injured reserve, is back in Detroit on a one-year deal worth $1.21 million, per Spotrac. That’s a pretty inexpensive deal, but it’s
The New England Patriots hold the third overall pick, and it may be the biggest turning point of the top of the 2024 NFL Draft. These are not your Patriots of old. The roster is in shambles, Bill Belichick is gone, and the Patriots are coming off back-to-back losing seasons for the first time 1992-93.