The Lions have been extremely busy this offseason, and in order to fully take in this flurry of activity, I have been tracking all of the moves Detroit has made. I haven't updated the "Transactions Tracker" since March, however, and I think it's time to get things updated in order to take a full look at the moves the Lions have made this offseason. Check it out below.
Signings
- WR Marko Mitchell; 1 year (May 5)
- LB Caleb Campbell; 1 year (April 29)
- OG Trevor Canfield; 1 year (April 20)
- CB Dante Wesley; 2 years (April 3)
- LB Landon Johnson; 1 year (March 20)
- CB Jonathan Wade; 1 year (March 8)
- WR Brian Clark; 1 year (March 8)
- DE Kyle Vanden Bosch; 4 years, $26 million with $10 million in 2010 (March 5)
- WR Nate Burleson; 5 years, $25 million with $11 million guaranteed (March 5)
- LB Ashlee Palmer (February 18)
Trades
- Received from Denver: TE Tony Scheffler, 2010 7th-round pick; Sent to Philadelphia: LB Ernie Sims (April 19)
- Received from Seattle: OG Rob Sims, 2010 7th-round pick; Sent to Seattle: DE Robert Henderson, 2010 5th-round pick (April 5)
- Received from San Francisco: QB Shaun Hill; Sent to San Francisco: 2011 7th-round pick (March 14)
- Received from Atlanta: CB Chris Houston; Sent to Atlanta: 2010 6th-round pick, 2011 conditional 7th-round pick (March 8; Updated on March 15)
- Received from Cleveland: DT Corey Williams, 2010 7th-round pick; Sent to Cleveland: 2010 5th-round pick originally belonging to Denver (March 5)
Re-signings
- DE Jared DeVries; 1 year, $1,700,000 (April 13)
- DE Copeland Bryan; 1 year (March 16)
- S Marquand Manuel; 1 year, $805,000 (March 16)
- TE Will Heller; 3 years (March 8)
- LB Vinny Ciurciu; 1 year (March 5)
- OT Jon Jansen; 1 year, $860,000 (March 5)
Restricted Free Agent Re-signings (Signed Tenders)
- S Daniel Bullocks; 1 year, $1,176,000 (April 21)
- OG Dylan Gandy; 1 year, $1,176,000 (April 15)
- S Ko Simpson; 1 year, $1,176,000 (April 8)
- CB Kevin Hobbs; 1 year, $1,101,000 (March 31)
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OG Manny Ramirez; 1 year, $1,101,000 (March 29)
- OG Daniel Loper; 1 year, $1,226,000 (March 29)
- DE Jason Hunter; 1 year, $1,759,000 (March 23)
Exclusive Rights Free Agent Re-signings
- RB Cedric Peerman (March 17)
- OG Corey Hilliard (March 17)
- TE Jake Nordin (March 17)
- LB Zack Follett (March 17)
- CB DeAngelo Smith (March 17)
2010 NFL Draft Picks
- Round 1 - #2 - DT Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska)
- Round 1 - #30 - RB Jahvid Best (California)
- Round 3 - #66 - CB Amari Spievey (Iowa)
- Round 4 - #128 - OT Jason Fox (Miami)
- Round 7 - #213 - DE Willie Young (N.C. State)
- Round 7 - #255 - WR Tim Toone (Weber State)
Undrafted Free Agent Signings
- FB Matt Clapp (Oklahoma)
- WR Mike Moore (Georgia)
- WR Contrevious Parks (Stephen F. Austin)
- TE Richard Dickson (LSU)
- DE Chima Ihekwoaba (Wilfrid Laurier)
- DT Robert Callaway (Saginaw Valley State)
- LB Ryan Stamper (Florida) [When he is healthy enough to pass a physical]
- CB Aaron Berry (Pittsburgh)
- S Randy Phillips (Miami) [When he is healthy enough to pass a physical]
- LS Sam Scroggins (West Virginia State)
Releases
- RB Cedric Peerman (April 26)
- WR Michael Ray Garvin (April 26)
- DT Terrance Taylor (April 26)
- CB DeAngelo Smith (April 26)
- CB Kevin Hobbs (April 17)
- CB Brian Witherspoon (April 17)
- S Kalvin Pearson (April 16)
- OG Daniel Loper (April 15)
- DE Dewayne White (March 8)
- DT Grady Jackson (March 5)
- CB Phillip Buchanon (March 4)
Unsigned Restricted Free Agents
- LB Cody Spencer - Not tendered