The Detroit Lions are not done adding to their cornerback room apparently. They have another visit scheduled for this week with a free agent cornerback that grew up in Detroit and attended Ferris State. Thomas has spent time with the Cardinals, Browns and Texans. He spent the last three season in Houston as a depth
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The Detroit Lions made a big signing on Thursday when they signed arguably one of the best nose tackles in the NFL DJ Reader. The former fifth round draft pick has had quite the career and is ready to help the Lions win the Super Bowl in 2024. But that’s not all he’s looking to
The Dolphins have agreed to contracts with some familiar faces. Miami is expected to sign defensive lineman Benito Jones, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic. The team is also expected to re-sign defensive tackle De’Shawn Hand, according to Russini. Jones spent the first two seasons of his career in Miami, although he was limited
On Thursday, the Detroit Lions added stud nose tackle D.J. Reader to a growing list of defensive upgrades this offseason. Reader joins cornerback Carlton Davis III and defensive end Marcus Davenport, but a few positions on the unit still need shoring up. With that in mind, here are three potential moves the Lions should look
The Detroit Lions have needed some help along the interior of their defensive line next to Alim McNeil. The Lions tried it with Isaiah Buggs, Benito Jones, Brodric Martin, Tyson Alualu, Quinton Bohanna and Levi Onwuzurkie. Now they have solved that problem in a big way. D.J. Reader is the mega signing that Lions fans
The Detroit Lions made a marquee addition, signing dominant defensive tackle DJ Reader to pair alongside emerging edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson Tuesday. According to a report from Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report, Reader’s contract is a two-year pact worth up to $27.25 million, underscoring the Lions’ commitment to building sustained success along the line of
Following a remarkable turnaround, the Detroit Lions are placing more confidence in head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes. On Thursday, the franchise announced that Holmes and Campbell agreed to contract extensions that keep them in Detroit through the 2027 season. “We are thrilled to have Brad and Dan under contract for the
According to Aaron Wilson , there’s a “highly competitive” market for Lions free agent CB Chase Lucas including the Lions, Raiders, Browns and Giants among others. Detroit declined to tender Lucas as an exclusive rights free agent, which allowed him to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. Lucas, 26, is a former seventh-round pick
Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson agreed to return to the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday, marking his second stint with the team after he became a key part of their 2022 NFC championship run. The veteran felt he had to clean one thing up after reaching an agreement, though. Gardner-Johnson took to social media to apologize to Eagles
Will C.J. Gardner-Johnson help fix the Eagles’ troubled defense or bring more of the same to Philadelphia’s broken secondary? According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Johnson and the Eagles have agreed to terms on a three-year contract that could pay the 26-year-old safety up to $33M with incentives. Johnson earned $2.5M with Philadelphia in 2022 and
The former 17th overall pick has spent his entire career with the 49ers and he’s helped them reach two Super Bowls. Armstead is reportedly expected to be released by the 49ers at some point. The Lions are an interested party. Armstead had a solid season for the 49ers last year despite some injuries. He had
NFL free agency has not officially began yet. It doesn’t start until Wednesday at 4:00 PM. Even with that in mind, all the high end pass rushers and defensive linemen that were in this draft have been spoken for. They all agreed to new deals by Tuesday evening. Some stayed where they were at and
NFL free agency officially gets underway at 4:00 PM on Wednesday and while a lot of things have been verbally agreed to, teams can’t put pen to paper until after 4:00. There’s still a lot of great free agents left on the board for the Detroit Lions. Here’s our top five in the Lions positions
Reader is not a big pass rushing threat, but he is a very good run stopper and a space eater that can eat up blocks and help the Lions get home. He’s a day one starter for the Lions if they’re able to sign him. Reader has spent the last four seasons with the Bengals