As soon as the NFL lockout ended on Monday, news about roster moves started to surface. First there were reports about undrafted free agent signings, and then we started to hear about potential trades, releases and free agent signings. To say the least, there has been a lot to keep up with over the last couple of days.
Believe it or not, but compared to some teams the Detroit Lions haven't even been that busy. Many other teams have been much more active in free agent deals and trades so far. Even so, there still has been a lot of news to keep track of for the Lions, so let's take a look back at what has happened the last couple of days so we're all on the same page going forward.
PLANNED RE-SIGNINGS (DEALS AREN'T OFFICIAL UNTIL FRIDAY)
- QB Drew Stanton (one year)
- CB Brandon McDonald (years unknown)
- S John Wendling (three years)
- K Dave Rayner (one year)
FREE AGENT SIGNINGS (DEALS AREN'T OFFICIAL UNTIL FRIDAY)
DRAFT PICK SIGNINGS
UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT SIGNINGS (UNOFFICIAL)
- WR Marcus Harris (Murray State)
- WR Keith Smith (Purdue)
- WR Jared Jenkins (Wisconsin-Stevens Point)
- TE Preston Dial (Alabama)
- OG Jeff Maddux (Central Michigan)
- LB Quentin Davie (Northwestern)
- LB Cobrani Mixon (Kent State)
- LB DeJuan Fulghum (Texas Southern)
- S Ricardo Silva (Hampton)
- P Ryan Donahue (Iowa)
PLANNED RELEASES (NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON)