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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

The Detroit Lions have been active in NFL free agency 2023, experiencing both additions and subtractions. So for convenience, we’re tracking all the signings and departures in one place. We’re onto Day 2 of the new league year, which kicked off Wednesday afternoon after two days of the negotiating window, where teams and players could

Free agent running back Jamaal Williams has found a new home, one day after the Detroit Lions decided to move on from their leading rusher. Williams, who set a Lions single-season franchise record with 17 rushing touchdowns last year, reportedly agreed to a three-year, $12 million contract with the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday. The

Aaron Rodgers made it clear Wednesday: His time with the Green Bay Packers is done. And Rodgers’ pending departure opens the door for contention to every other team in the NFC North. The Packers have started a first-ballot Hall of Famer at quarterback for 31 straight seasons, an unprecedented streak that’s helped them dominate the

Last spring, John Cominsky got a T-shirt from his agent with a motivational message scrawled across the chest: 1 year of focus and hustle can change your life forever. On Wednesday, Cominsky wore the same black T-shirt for a trip to the Detroit Lions practice facility, a testament to the garment’s truth. Cut by the

Wash, rinse, repeat. When it comes to free agency, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes is nothing if not a creature of habit. On Monday, the Lions agreed to a three-year contract with cornerback Cam Sutton less than 90 minutes into the free agent negotiating period and re-signed two of their top defensive players, nose

The Detroit Lions will have a new a workhorse in their backfield in 2023. The Lions reached agreement on a three-year, $18 million contract with Chicago Bears free agent running back David Montgomery late Tuesday night, according to multiple reports. Montgomery’s signing, which can become official at 4 p.m. Wednesday, likely means the end of

John Cominsky decided to bet on himself. At his exit interview with the Atlanta Falcons last January, Cominsky asked for his release from that team that made him a fourth-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft. Cominsky’s career was trending downward. He played in just four games in 2021 after logging a then-career-high 28 tackles

Ten months after he was placed on waivers and facing an uncertain NFL future, John Cominsky has landed a life-changing deal. Cominsky and the Detroit Lions agreed on a new two-year contract Tuesday. NFL Network reported the deal was worth $8.5 million, with another $1 million in incentives. A waiver claim from the Atlanta Falcons

The Detroit Lions‘ secondary could have a whole new look in 2023. A day after making Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cam Sutton their top addition in free agency, the Lions agreed to one-year contracts with Will Harris and San Francisco 49ers free agent Emmanuel Moseley. Harris, a third-round pick out of Boston College in 2019, has