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Another veteran lineman is taking a massive pay cut to stay with the Detroit Lions in 2023. Offensive guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai has agreed to cut his base salary from $9.4 million this fall to $1.21 million, according to NFL Players Association records, and in return the Lions have converted the final year of his contract

A lot of college basketball fans perhaps not completely clued into Michigan State basketball appeared to be taken aback when NFL Hall of Famer and Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders appeared on their television screens wearing a green and white MSU cap — and sitting behind former MSU football coach Mark Dantonio and Kirk Gibson

Jalen Reeves-Maybin is coming home. A special-teams standout with the Detroit Lions in 2017-21, Reeves-Maybin agreed to a one-year contract with the team Wednesday, his agent, Brian McLaughlin, tweeted. Reeves-Maybin made 11 starts at linebacker in 2021 but played his most significant role on special teams during his five years in Detroit. He led the

The first wave of NFL free agency is in the books, which means it’s time for another mock draft. The Detroit Lions addressed their biggest need in a big way, adding three potential starters at cornerback in Cam Sutton, Emanuel Moseley and C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who can play safety or as a slot defender. As much

One prominent NFL analyst is giving Brad Holmes high marks for how he’s handled the draft in his first two seasons as Detroit Lions general manager. “I’d give him an A, a solid A,” ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. said in a conference call Wednesday. “You could go A-plus.” Holmes inherited a Lions team coming off

Ah yes, the real signs of spring. Melted snow gives way to matted, yellow grass. The scores from the Grapefruit League leak across our timelines. The NCAA tournament is the talk of the town. But there’s one other sign that we’re hurdling toward spring, and we’re not talking about Masters commercials (or Charles Barkley commercials,

When Graham Glasgow was released by the Denver Broncos last week, he told his agent to check with one team in particular to gauge their interest in his services — the Detroit Lions. Glasgow played his first four NFL seasons in Detroit, went to school at Michigan and has some of his best friends in

The Detroit Lions swooped in and signed the newest big-name addition to their secondary seemingly out of nowhere, but the wooing of C.J. Gardner-Johnson started long ago. Gardner-Johnson said at his introductory news conference Monday that his relationship with Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn dates to when he was a top high school recruit in

The Detroit Lions are through the first week of NFL free agency 2023, having made five new additions to the team: Defensive backs C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Cam Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley, running back David Montgomery, and guard Graham Glasgow. They’ve also lost four free agents as of Monday morning, including three starters and a top special

The Detroit Lions could have a competition brewing at long snapper. The Lions signed Pro Bowl long snapper Jake McQuaide to a one-year contract Monday. McQuaide, 35, spent 10 seasons with the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams during Lions general manager Brad Holmes’ tenure with the team, before joining the Dallas Cowboys in 2021. He made

The Detroit Lions are taking from their past free agent failures to pay for this year’s class. Romeo Okwara agreed to a massive pay cut to stay with the Lions in 2023, reducing his base salary from $11 million to $2 million next season in a move that creates nearly $9 million in cap space.

The Detroit Lions are loading up their defense to make a run at an NFC North title in 2023. The Lions signed one of the best free agents left on the market Sunday, agreeing to a one-year, $8 million deal with Philadelphia Eagles safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, his agent told NFL Network. Gardner-Johnson tied for the

Is that it? Are those all the major upgrades the Detroit Lions are going to make with the first week of 2023 NFL free agency in the books? Tell me it ain’t so. Tell me there’s something more to come. Tell me general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell have a surprise signing up

The Detroit Lions had one of the best special teams units in the NFL last season and are keeping one of their core coverage players around for 2023. The Lions agreed to a two-year, $4.5 million contract Saturday with safety C.J. Moore, NFL Network reported. The deal includes $3 million fully guaranteed, with another $1.25

Michael Badgley helped stabilize the Detroit Lions‘ woeful kicking game last season, and on Friday the Lions rewarded him with a new one-year contract. Badgley made all 33 of his extra point tries and 20 of 24 field goals for the Lions last season with a long of 53 yards. He signed with the team

Long before he was a cornerback who signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Detroit Lions, Emmanuel Moseley was a star quarterback who led his North Carolina high school to a state championship — good enough to keep one of the best signal callers in this year’s NFL draft on the bench. Moseley revealed

In his first couple seasons with the Chicago Bears, David Montgomery had the Detroit Lions circled on the schedule as a game he could have “fun” in. Last year, everything changed. “Playing those guys last year, I’m sure they had us circled,” Montgomery said. “So just trying to feel the morale and see what kind

He never wanted to leave the Detroit Lions when he was a free agent three years ago, and now Graham Glasgow is coming home. Glasgow agreed to a one-year deal with the Lions on Thursday, rejoining the team that made him a third-round pick out of Michigan in 2016. ESPN reported the deal is worth

Jamaal Williams cried during training camp last summer. And cursed. “Every time I get tired, or I think I can’t go no more, I think of that (expletive) record,” he told his huddled teammates after practice. “Last year wasn’t it. That ain’t us. We can make it.” The speech went viral and endeared him to

New Detroit Lions cornerback Cam Sutton walked into the press room at the team’s Allen Park practice facility Thursday and made his way down the line of assembled media, shaking hands and introducing himself to the dozen or so reporters on hand. Sutton signed his three-year, $33 million contract a few hours earlier, and the