As Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said post-season, we’re in a “player acquisition” phase of the recovery process. Things are moving slowly as the Lions only re-signed a handful of players ahead of the league’s new year on Wednesday, March 16 at 4:00 pm ET.
But the situation is expected to accelerate significantly. Beginning Monday, March 14 at noon ET, NFL teams will be able to begin negotiations with players’ agents, who are scheduled to become free agents on Wednesday. In some cases, the rumors start even earlier, as the teams haven’t been talking all that secretly since – at the latest – the NFL reunion last week.
So to help keep you up to date with the latest news on the Detroit Lions, their free agents, and any players they may be considering adding this offseason, this post will serve as a free agency rumor tracker. Any news or rumors (from legitimate sources) will be listed below and we will update you over the next few weeks.
We will also have a separate off-season tracker that will keep track of each Leo’s free agent status and count all the additions and subtractions to the roster. It will start on Monday morning.
In the meantime, here’s your official Detroit Lions free agency news and rumor tracker.
Note. The latest updates will be displayed at the top. Reported and official signings will be in fatty.
Sunday, March 13
- LB Alex Anzalone – According to Dave Birkett, the Lions are interested in re-signing Anzalone.
Saturday, March 12
- C Evan Brown — According to Dave Birkett, Lyons and Brown (a restricted free agent) are interested in a new deal.
Thursday, March 10
Wednesday, March 9
Tuesday, March 8
Sunday, March 6
According to Dave Birkett, the Lions are expected to become “big players” in free agency.