Matt Nelson won’t be back in Detroit. The free agent offensive tackle has signed with the New York Giants. The Giants announced the move on Thursday night, agreeing to terms with the former Lions tackle. The move will be official once Nelson passes a physical with his new team. Nelson has played his entire career
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He was a backup tackle for Detroit the past few seasons. Nelson, 28, signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in 2019. He was waived coming out of camp and re-signed to the practice squad. Nelson signed a futures deal for the 2020 season and managed to make the team.
On Thursday, the Detroit Lions released corner Cameron Sutton from his contract with the team, amidst his serious legal trouble including a warrant for his arrest. The move removes a starter from the roster but also leaves behind a complicated situation on the salary cap—and one that won’t be immediately resolved.
An old chum may be joining Derrick Henry’s transition team in Baltimore. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Thursday that veteran receiver Josh Reynolds is on his way to Baltimore for a visit with the Ravens on Friday. Reynolds is a free agent after spending the last two full seasons with the Detroit Lions. Originally a
After coming within a game of reaching the Super Bowl, the Detroit Lions have been busy shoring up areas of need this offseason in hopes of another run. Unsurprisingly, there aren’t a ton of weaknesses to pinpoint on the roster, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t players who need to step up in 2024. With
The Detroit Lions, thanks to a hypercompetitive culture and a young core of talented players on both sides of the ball have quickly ascended into the realm of legitimate Super Bowl contenders. After falling short of the Super Bowl this past January, falling to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, the Lions’
Unrestricted free agent wide receiver Josh Reynolds, who spent the last two and a half seasons with the Detroit Lions, will visit the Baltimore Ravens on Friday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This is the first publicly known interaction Reynolds has had with any NFL team during the 2024 free agency period, including the Lions.
The Lions released cornerback Cam Sutton on Thursday, a day after his fugitive status in Florida came to light. There are some financial ramifications for Detroit in releasing Sutton in the second year of his three-year, $33 million contract. Per Field Yates of ESPN, the Lions designated Sutton as a post-June 1st release. That means
Cameron Sutton is no longer a member of the Detroit Lions. The team announced they have released the cornerback in the wake of troubling developments coming out of Florida. #Lions have released CB Cam Sutton. — Detroit Lions (@Lions) March 21, 2024 Sutton remains wanted by Florida authorities on a domestic assault strangulation charge stemming
Reynolds, 29, was drafted by the Rams in the fourth round in 2017 out of Texas A&M. He played out the final year of a four-year, $3.04 million rookie contract and made a base salary of $735,000 in 2020. Reynolds signed a one-year deal with the Titans for the 2021 season before landing with the
The Detroit Lions passing attack has developed nicely with Jared Goff and Ben Johnson working together. And the team announced already that Jameson Williams would be a full-time receiver in 2024. That isn’t enough, though. Because the team needs as much receiving as they can get, it makes sense for them to make a splash
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