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
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New Detroit Lions cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson came ever so close to getting a ring just over a month ago. As a key part of the Philadelphia Eagles defense—he led the NFL with six interceptions in 2022—Gardner-Johnson found himself in the title game and just a few plays short of lifting the Lombardi Trophy.
Graham Glasgow didn’t want to leave the Detroit Lions when he did, so he’s clearly glad to be back now under a different regime. On the scale of how former Lions head coach Matt Patricia alienated players, at least based on what we know, odd usage of Graham Glasgow in a guard rotation his final
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
Allen Park — Graham Glasgow has no problem admitting he was bitter about the way his first run with the Detroit Lions came to an end. But, those feelings didn’t last long, and when the Denver Broncos released him this offseason, Glasgow asked his agent to gauge whether Detroit was keen on a reunion. As
With moves over the last few days, the Detroit Lions are setting up competition for a couple key special teams spots. As an acknowledgement of his stabilizing their kicker situation, the Detroit Lions re-signed Michael Badgley last week. It was sure to not be a huge deal or more than one year, so the idea
After a busy first week of free agency, nobody was expecting any kind of late news to break late Sunday night, right? Wrong. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes had no plans for a quiet evening—signing former defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson to a one-year contract worth up to $8 million.
Allen Park — Bill Belichick, one of, if not the greatest coach in NFL history, has always put a premium on special teams. So, when a primarily special-teams performer gets a call from the Patriots in free agency, it’s noteworthy. Belichick’s Patriots poached one of the Detroit Lions’ top special-teamers last week, signing free-agent linebacker
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.
Both Romeo Okwara and Charles Harris were potential cap casualties this offseason, but the two Detroit Lions edge rushers have agreed to significant pay cuts to stay with the team in 2023. News of Harris’ negotiated deal came out last week. Entering the final year of the contract, he was scheduled to have an $8
In order to make some of the aggressive moves the Detroit Lions have made in free agency, they needed to free up some cap space. First, they created $10 million in cap space by releasing veteran defensive tackle Michael Brockers. Then they asked Charles Harris to take a $3 million pay cut. Now, another player…
Snuck right after Sunday’s bombshell that the Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was a somewhat significant special teams move made by the team. According to several reports, the Lions are signing long snapper Jake McQuaide to a one-year deal worth $1.3 million, including a $152,500 signing bonus.
What a difference a week makes. Before free agency kicked off, the Detroit Lions were looking at a massive lack of talent in their defensive secondary. Of the cornerbacks under contract, only two of them—Jeff Okudah and Jerry Jacobs—had starting experience. The safety group was looking stronger thanks to a breakout debut from Kerby Joseph,…
The Detroit Lions continue to be in an aggressive mode in free agency, reportedly agreeing to a steal of a deal with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson Sunday night. This free agency period has been a change in mode for Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes compared to his first two. After addressing the biggest need on