2022 Lions Off-Season Thread

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Notes: Penei Sewell makes PFF top 101 players of 2021

Sewell recognized on yet another top list.

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Finishing with an overall PFF grade of 82.4, Sewell came in at No. 66.

“Asked to play both left and right tackle during the season, Sewell earned an 84.5 run-blocking grade and surrendered 35 pressures in total,”

Despite some hiccups here and there, Sewell has been praised for his performance throughout the season. In 2021, he posted the best PFF run blocking grade of any rookie offensive tackle in the past 12 years at 85.1. He was the king of all-rookie teams, including PFF’s list, the Pro Football Writers of America’s, and Sports Info Solutions’ squad.

 

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Free agent profile: Tracy Walker should be a priority to re-sign

In a loaded safety free agent market, where does Walker land?

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Actual role in 2021

15 games (15 starts): 108 tackles (3 for loss), 1 sack, 1 interception, 6 pass breakups
PFF grade: 65.1 (37th out of 64 safeties playing at least 50% of snaps)
Free safety: 70% of snaps

While he finished 37th among safeties on PFF’s grading scale, during the first month and a half of the season he was dominant. After Week 5—arguably his best game of the season—Walker had graded out as PFF’s No. 2 safety (20 percent of defensive snaps minimum) overall, including being the third-best safety against the run and seventh-best safety against the pass.

 

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Detroit Lions re-sign Jason Cabinda to a 2-year deal

The Lions’ "Superback" returns to Detroit.

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Breaking down FB Jason Cabinda's new contract with the Lions

Cabinda signed a new 2-year deal with the Lions this week

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Per Over The Cap, the deal will pay the 26-year-old fullback a total of $4.1 million over the two seasons. Not quite half of the deal, $2.03 million, is fully guaranteed.

Cabinda will have a fully guaranteed salary worth $1.035 million in 2022. The rest of the guaranteed money is a $1 million signing bonus which gets spread out evenly over the two seasons. The salary cap hit for 2022 is $1.53 million.

The 2023 season of the contract has some wrinkles. None of the $1.9 million salary is guaranteed

 

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^^^^^

I like the re-signing and the possible potential he has shown this past year for being utilized in many different capacities

 

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I hope to hell that BH stays away from signing any tier1 or even tier2 WR this upcoming off-season.

Hopefully, he can re-sign K. Raymond and J. Reynolds relatively on the cheap.

2022 free agency: Beware breaking the bank for premium WRs

The Detroit Lions have major needs at WR but need to be careful at looking at top-shelf free agents to solve the problems based on recent results

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Over the last four seasons of free agency, just two of the 32 premium free agents (total contract value of at least $8 million) at wide receiver have topped 1,000 receiving yards. Only four have caught at least 70 passes in the first season with the new team.

 

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^^^^^^

In fact, Raymond posted more productivity in Detroit’s largely moribund passing offense than all but two of the 10 free agent wideouts who pulled at least $8 million in total contract value last offseason. One of those is the man whose role he replaced in Detroit, Marvin Jones, who was very good on a very bad Jacksonville team.

 

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Lions had the most games lost to injury by starters in 2021

No NFL team had more missed games by starters due to injuries than the Lions

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It’s not a welcome statistic to lead the league in, but the data is not a surprise to Lions fans who saw the team ravaged by several critical injuries in the 3-13-1 season. The New England Patriots had the fewest games lost to injury with just 23. Detroit beat that lucky mark by more than 100,

At the bottom of the injury list was Detroit, which lost 134 games by starters. Second worst was Baltimore (125), followed by the New York Giants (115), the New York Jets (113) and the Washington Football Team (111).

 

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Just Say No regarding any of these

Breaking down 7 potential Detroit Lions contract restructures for 2022

The Lions could free up to $50 million in cap space with these restructures. But would any of them be worth it?

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Rating the Detroit Lions’ offseason needs

Which positions do the Lions need to address the most this offseason?

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POLL: What is the Lions’ biggest need this offseason?

The start of free agency is less than a month away, so what is at the top of Detroit’s shopping list?

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^^^^ For me, It's a tie for both the OLB/Edge Rusher AND Safety positions

 

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I'm good with this re-signing too but would like to counter this with re-singing @Mebert boy, Shaun Dion Hamilton.

Detroit Lions re-sign linebacker Josh Woods

Woods gives the Lions linebacker and special teams depth.

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Contract details were not released by the team.

Free agent profile: LB Shaun Dion Hamilton deserves another look

Hamilton’s never made it out of training camp, as an injury sidelined him for the year.

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Actual role in 2021​

0 games: Undisclosed injury landed him on injured reserve ahead of the season

Before the Lions had even hired Brad Holmes for their general manager position, the Lions interim management team claimed Hamilton off of waivers after he was released by the Washington Commanders (then Football Team).

Hamilton was coming off his worst season as a professional—a PFF grade of 36.5 in 2020—but he had flashed coverage ability in recent years—89.7 coverage grade in 2019—and that was something the Lions were desperate for, so they took a chance he would show that skill in Detroit.

When training camp opened in the fall, the Lions appeared to have clear starters at linebacker (Jamie Collins and Alex Anzalone), a rookie that needed time to develop but showed promise (Derrick Barnes), and Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who at the time was a special teams lock with upside depth at linebacker. That left only one or two roster spots open for other options.

By the end of the first week, Hamilton was making splash plays in multiple phases of practice and appeared to be the front runner for a depth spot. By the end of week two, there was talk of him potentially being LB3 and part of the linebacker rotation due to his quickness and ability to hang in coverage.

 

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No to every player except re-signing Charles Harris, albeit, hopefully, to nothing more than a 2–3-year deal near the 8M per year average AT Most.

Maybe half of his total contract comes with guaranteed money. There's absolutely no guarantee Romeo Okwara comes back healthy or what kind of ascension, in play, comes with Austin Bryant and Julian Okwara. This possible re-sign of C. Harris relies solely upon Trey Flowers either being cut or traded.

5 free agents to watch for the Detroit Lions on defense

Keep an eye on these guys

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As much as I'm worried as to whether A. O. can become a legitimate CB2, I sure as hell hope another year or two under the guidance of Pleasant will keep his play on the field towards an ascending level/

Oruwariye: Being a lockdown cornerback should always be the goal

Detroit Lions CB Amani Oruwariye said being a lockdown cornerback should always be the goal, and he's going to continue to work towards that this offseason.

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Oruwariye, in his third year out of Penn State, had a breakout 2021 season. He was one of three NFL players to log at least 50 tackles, 10 passes defended and six interceptions this past season. His six interceptions were the third most in the league, despite missing three games at the end of the season with a thumb injury. Opposing passers completed less than 60 percent of their passes when throwing at him with a 60.2 passer rating. Oruwariye gave up two touchdowns in his coverage area all season.

Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, a former Pro Bowl NFL cornerback who played over 15 seasons, said back in December the next step in Oruwariye's development is to become a shutdown corner as far as his man cover skills.

 

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Josh Woods Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money, and Contract History | Over The Cap

Josh Woods contract and salary cap details, including signing bonus, guaranteed salary, dead money, roster bonuses, and contract history

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Year	Age	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Per Game Roster Bonus		Guaranteed Salary		Cap Number	Cap %		Dead Money & Cap Savings Cut (pre-June 1)Cut (post-June 1)Trade (pre-June 1)Trade (post-June 1)RestructureExtension
2022	26	$1,200,000	$250,000	$100,000		$500,000		$1,526,471	0.7%		$750,000	$776,471

 

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2022 NFL free agency rankings for every position | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF

Here are the top players at every position in PFF's 2022 NFL free agency rankings.

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• QUARTERBACKS​

• RUNNING BACKS​

• WIDE RECEIVERS​

• TIGHT ENDS​

• OFFENSIVE TACKLES​

• INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMEN​

• INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMEN​

• EDGE DEFENDERS​

• LINEBACKERS​

• CORNERBACKS​

• SAFETIES​

 

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2022 NFL Free Agent Rankings: Top 200 players expected to enter free agency | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF

The 2021 NFL season is over, leaving all 32 teams to turn to free agency and the 2022 NFL Draft. Here is a look at the 200 best players set to hit the free-agent market this offseason.

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2022 NFL Free Agency: Updated landing spots for PFF's top 50 free agents | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF

With NFL free agency around the corner, PFF's Arjun Menon does his best to predict where the top-50 free agents will land.

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28. WR MICHAEL GALLUP, DALLAS COWBOYS​

Prediction: Detroit Lions — Two years $25 million ($14 million guaranteed)​

Gallup joins Godwin and Beckham Jr. as receivers who tore their ACL entering free agency, and it’s tough to really evaluate how teams will view him. The Lions make the most sense for Gallup because he can be their WR1 when he returns, but since they most likely won’t be competitive in 2022, he won't be pressured to produce like an alpha receiver right away.

 

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^^^^^

UHHMMM NO

I like the player but not the investment of $$$ at this time.

 

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No Market Value posted by SpoTrac yet for Gage

2022 NFL Free Agency: Most underrated free agent at every position | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics | PFF

Previewing the free agents at each position who are flying under the radar entering the 2022 offseason, including Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell and Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota.

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WR: RUSSELL GAGE, ATLANTA FALCONS​

This free-agent class is full of quality wide receivers, but there are only so many top guys to go around. Gage is in that next tier of wideouts and should be viewed as a good consolation prize for the teams that lose out on the top options. He became a more featured piece in Atlanta’s offense over the last couple of years and has performed admirably, posting 76.4 and 74.7 PFF grades over the last two seasons. Gage owned an 84.1 receiving grade — ninth in the NFL — from Week 11 on this past season. He’s generated separation against single coverage at an 88th percentile rate since 2020. Any team that needs a receiver that can consistently get open at the short and intermediate levels of the field should target Gage in free agency.

 

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2024 NFL Free Agents Tracker

Tracking the status and signings of all 2024 NFL free agents.

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Kalif Raymond

Kalif Raymond contract and salary cap details, full contract breakdowns, salaries, signing bonus, roster bonus, dead money, and valuations.

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Market Value​

• 1 yrs, $2,940,024
• Avg. Salary: $2,940,024
• NFL Rank: 572
• WR Rank: 58

 

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I've read where quite a few Lions fans have wanted Jaguar WR DJ Chark. He's a speedster but has endured injuries these last couple of years. He did play/start 13 games in 2020. I also believe he made Pro Bowl 1st team in 2019. I'm not a fan of spending $$$ on a tier2 WR but.....

Market Value​

• 4 yrs, $47,625,492
• Avg. Salary: $11,906,373
• NFL Rank: 157
• WR Rank: 22

Statistics​

SEASON	TEAM	GA	GP	GS	SNAPS	SNAPS%	TGT	REC	REC YDS	YDS/REC	YDS/GM	REC TD	FUM	DROPS	PROD PTS
2021	JAX	4	4	4	169	15.6	22	7	154	22	38.50	2	0	2	27.4
2020	JAX	13	13	12	702	67.7	93	53	706	13.3	54.31	5	0	5	100.6
2019	JAX	15	15	14	864	78.0	118	73	1008	13.8	67.20	8	0	2	152.8
2018	JAX	11	11		291	28.0	32	14	174	12.4	15.82	0	1	5	15.4
Totals		43	43	30	2,026	-	265	147	2,042	13.9	47.49	15	1	14	296.20