The Detroit Lions added an article to their defensive line before the official start of the NFL free agency.
On Tuesday, several reports indicated that the Lions accepted a one -year contract with the former nose attacks of the Cardinals of Arizona Roy Lopez. The contract would be $ 4.65 million.
Lopez played 63 games with 50 departures during his four NFL seasons. He entered the League as a choice of sixth round of the Texans in the 2021 draft, and he spent two seasons with Houston before landing in Arizona in the past two years.
In four seasons, Lopez totaled 137 combined plated, 17 plated for loss and three bags. He had a bag, three defensive passes and four plated for defeat last season. He is a nose plate and won a 54.9 defense note via the professional football focus for his performance last season.
Lopez had a modest production of Pass-Rush with 18 pressures last year. He appeared in at least 16 games in three of his four NFL seasons, the only exception in 2023 when he played in 14 games.
The lions have a DJ player returning to the position of the tackle on the nose. The tackle of the veteran nose is in the last year of a two -year contract signed last year in free agency. During his first season with the Lions, Reader produced 23 combined plated and three bags.
The defensive platform Alim McNeill suffered an ACL torn by the end of the season during the week 15, and its status for the start of the 2025 season is uncertain. The addition of Lopez provides insurance in the event that McNeill is unable to play at the start of the 2025 season.
Elsewhere, the Lions have also Brodric Martin in the position of the tackle on the nose. A third round choice in 2023, Martin has not yet had a substantial impact for two seasons and was considered a selection of development at the time of his signature.
The Lions have also re-signed the limited free agent Myles Adams to a one year contract.
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