Detroit Lions – ProFootballTalk

21 March 2023

• C.J. Gardner-Johnson: Lions’ talent is a little bit better than the Eagles’ talent
  New Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson says the team he is on now has a little more talent than the team he was on last year. That’s noteworthy because the team he was on last year, the Eagles, was in the Super Bowl. But Gardner-Johnson said at his introductory press conference in Detroit that in [more]
• Cardinals announce they have agreed to terms with Zach Pascal, David Blough
  The Cardinals announced they have agreed to a two-year contract with receiver Zach Pascal and a one-year deal with quarterback David Blough. Pascal, who stands 6 foot 2, gives the Eagles some size at the position. He follows new Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon from Philadelphia, where Pascal played last season after four seasons in Indianapolis. [more]
• Josh Dobbs returns to the Browns on a one-year deal
  The well-traveled Josh Dobbs has taken the highway back to Cleveland. His agent, Mike McCartney, has announced that Dobbs has signed a one-year deal with the Browns. Dobbs, a fourth-round pick of the Steelers in 2017, spent most of last season with the Browns. Once starter Deshaun Watson was reinstated, however, Dobbs was waived. The [more]
• Mike Hughes visits Falcons
  Free agent defensive back Mike Hughes visited the Falcons on Monday, according to the NFL’s personnel notice. Hughes, 26, spent last season with the Lions. He played 53 percent of the offensive snaps over 16 games, with six starts. He saw action on 563 defensive snaps and 100 on special teams. Hughes totaled 51 tackles [more]
• Graham Glasgow returned to Lions “to be back with my buddies”
  Guard Graham Glasgow had one spot in mind when the Broncos informed him of his release earlier this month The Lions made Glasgow a third-round pick in 2016 and he started 43 games in his first three seasons before rotating with Kenny Wiggins in 2019. The Lions didn’t push to re-sign him as a free [more]
• Report: C.J. Gardner-Johnson signed for less with Lions than he could have gotten from Eagles
  On Sunday, safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson — one of the top available free agents this year — accepted a one-year contract with the Lions. Could Gardner-Johnson have remained with the Eagles? Apparently, yes. Here’s a tweet from Reuben Frank of NBC Sports Philadelphia: “I’m told the Eagles did indeed make an offer at the start of [more]
• Lions gain cap space by reworking Romeo Okwara’s contract
  The Lions picked up some cap space by addressing defensive end Romeo Okwara‘s contract. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team reworked its deal with Okwara recently. His cap hit went from $14.5 million to $5.647 million as a result of the alteration to the deal. Okwara is in the final year of his [more]
• Jake McQuaide signs with Lions
  The Lions worked out long snapper Jake McQuaide on Saturday. The team agreed to terms with him on a one-year, $1.317 million deal, with a $152,500 signing bonus, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC. McQuaide, 35, spent the past two seasons with the Cowboys. He tore a triceps that required surgery and ended his 2022 [more]
• C.J. Gardner-Johnson joins the Lions on a one-year deal
  The Eagles have lost another free agent. Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, whose extended stay on the open market pointed to an inevitable one-year deal, has indeed done a one-year deal, with the Lions. The news comes from multiple reports; ESPN and NFL Media conflict on the value of the deal. ESPN has the deal as being [more]
• Report: Panthers want to sign both Adam Thielen and D.J. Chark
  With receiver D.J. Moore traded to the Bears, the Panthers need help at receiver. They’re currently targeting two players to replace Moore. According to ESPN, via USA Today, the Panthers want to sign both Adam Thielen and D.J. Chark. Thielen was cut by the Vikings before free agency. He visited Carolina on Wednesday. Chark became [more]