2024 Detroit Lions free agency, offseason tracker: Latest signings, trades

The Detroit Lions’ offseason is underway. This year figures to be critical for Detroit, as they hope to build on their NFC Championship run and establish themselves as perennial contenders. The Super Bowl is not only the hope, it’s the expectation.

With a healthy amount of salary cap, a cunning general manager in Brad Holmes, and some draft capital to play around with, this figures to be an active offseason for the Lions. And we’re here to track every single move of it.

This post will serve as a huge resource tracking every single move the Lions make, plus links to analysis pieces on those moves. For example, if the Lions sign a player in free agency, it’ll be listed below and complemented by links to contract details and reactions to the move. We’ll also be tracking trades, releases, internal moves, and Lions free agents who are still available.

The best part about this resource is you can look back at the 2023 Lions offseason tracker or 2022 tracker and easily tell which moves turned out to be good ones, and which ones turned out to be mistakes.

The Lions have already made a handful of moves this offseason, so let’s get into it. Here is our comprehensive 2024 Detroit Lions offseason/free agent tracker.

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Other resources:

• Position-by-position breakdown of Lions’ currently-active contracts
• Detroit Lions free agency rumor tracker

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Additions

Signed by the Lions

• EDGE Mathieu Betts — Signed 1-year, $795,000 deal (contract breakdown)
• EDGE Marcus Davenport — Will sign a 1-year, $6.5M deal (Roster impact, grade)
• CB Amik Robertson — Reported two-year worth $9.25M in total
• DT DJ Reader — Reported two-year deal with up to $27.25M
• DT Kyle Peko — Signed 1-year deal
• OG Kevin Zeitler — Reported 1-year deal
• S C.J. Moore — Signed 1-year deal
• K Jake Bates — Signed 2-year, $1.9M deal (contract breakdown)

Players acquired via trade

• CB Carlton Davis via Buccaneers (Roster impact, grade, Bucs fans/analysts' reaction)

Lions released

• S Tracy Walker — Released, saves $5.5M in cap space
• CB Cam Sutton — Released after domestic battery allegations

Lions traded

• None

Lions signed to contract extension

• QB Jared Goff — Signed four-year, $212 million extension
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown — Signed four-year, $120 million extension
• RT Penei Sewell — Signed four-year, $112 million extension

Lions’ free agents

Re-signed

• QB Nate Sudfeld — Signed to a 1-year, $1.2M deal
• WR Donovan Peoples-Jones — Agreed on a 1-year deal
• TE Brock Wright — Lions match 49ers 3-year, $12M offer sheet (contract breakdown)
• TE Shane Zylstra — Signed 1-year, $985,000 deal
• G/C Graham Glasgow — Signing 3-year, $20 million deal
• OL Dan Skipper — Signed a 1-year deal
• LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin — Signed a 2-year, $7.5M deal (contract breakdown)
• CB Khalil Dorsey — Wasn’t offered an RFA tender, signed a new contract instead
• CB Emmanuel Moseley — Signed 1-year, $2.2M deal (contract breakdown)
• CB Kindle Vildor — Signed 1-year deal
• K Michael Badgley — Signed 1-year, $1.3M deal (contract breakdown)
• LS Scott Daly — Wasn’t offered an RFA tender, signed a new contract instead

Tender applied

• RB Craig Reynolds — ERFA Tendered ($985,000)
• RB Zonovan Knight — Signed 1-year, $985,000 deal
• OG Kayode Awosika — ERFA tender applied
• EDGE James Houston — ERFA tender applied

Signed elsewhere

• TE Zach Ertz — Signed 1-year deal worth “up to $5M” with Commanders
• WR Josh Reynolds — Signing 2-year deal worth “up to” $14M with Broncos
• OG Jonah Jackson — Reportedly will sign with Rams on a 3-year, $51M deal
• OT Matt Nelson — Signed with the Giants
• OT Max Pircher — Signed with Seahawks
• EDGE Julian Okwara — Signed 1-year, $1.3M deal with Eagles
• DT Benito Jones (RFA) — Signing with the Dolphins
• LB Anthony Pittman — Signing with the Commanders
• CB Chase Lucas — Signed with the 49ers
• CB Will Harris — Signed with Saints
• DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson — Reportedly will sign with the Eagles on a three-year deal

Retired

• QB David Blough — Hired as Commanders assistant QBs coach
• QB Teddy Bridgewater — Hired to coach high school Florida team
• EDGE Romeo Okwara — Retired

Remain unsigned

• RB Mohamed Ibrahim
• FB Jason Cabinda
• TE Anthony Firkser
• OL Michael Schofield
• OG Halapoulivaati Vaitai
• DL Tyson Alualu
• EDGE Charles Harris
• CB Jerry Jacobs (RFA) — Lions will not offer RFA tender
• LS Jake McQuaide

Future deal signings

Feature article on initial 12 signings

• RB Jermar Jefferson
• RB Jake Funk
• WR Tom Kennedy
• WR Maurice Alexander
• WR Tre’Quan Smith
• WR Daurice Fountain
• OT Connor Galvin
• OL Matt Farniok
• iOL Michael Niese
• OL Netane Muti
• DT Chris Smith
• EDGE Mitchell Agude
• CB Craig James
• S Brandon Joseph