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Associated Press
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Lions and oft-injured DE Marcus Davenport agree on 1-year deal worth up to $4.75M, AP source says
The Detroit Lions and edge rusher Marcus Davenport agreed on a one-year contract worth up to $4.75 million, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday night because the agreement had not been announced. Linebacker Derrick Barnes and the team reached an agreement earlier in the week on a three-year deal worth up to $25.5 million, the person confirmed. Barnes and Davenport were among the many Lions players whose 2024 season was cut short by injury, hurting the team's chances of living up to expectations. Detroit went into the NFL playoffs as Super Bowl favorites and as the NFC's top-seeded team, lost to sixth-seeded Washington in the divisional round with a short-handed defense and a turnover-filled performance by quarterback Jared Goff. The Lions added Davenport in free agency last year with a $10.5 million, one-year contract and torn triceps limited him to two games. The 28-year-old Davenport was healthy enough to play in just four games the previous season during his second stint with the Minnesota Vikings. Davenport has 24 career sacks, including nine in 2021 with the New Orleans Saints. Barnes tore knee ligaments in Week 3, ending his season a year after he had a career-high 78 tackles. Detroit drafted the former Purdue star in the fourth round of the 2021 draft and he has 194 tackles in his 51-game career. ___ ___
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lions to release Jalen Reeves-Maybin when league year begins
The Detroit Lions plan to release linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin when the league year begins in March. This comes from a report from NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. The #Lions plan to release veteran LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin when the new league year begins, per source. JRM — who's also the NFLPA president — made his first Pro Bowl and was second-team All-Pro in 2023. A longtime contributor and special teams standout now available. — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 27, 2025 Reeves-Maybin, who also serves as the National Football League Players Association president and was a captain for the Lions, was a Pro Bowl selection in 2023. He recorded 14 tackles in 10 games last season -- he missed time due to a neck injury -- and was also a key special-teams contributor. 2024 was the second year of his second stint with the Lions. He spent his first five seasons in Detroit before playing one season (2022) with the Houston Texans. The release will open up a little under $2 million in salary cap space but leave $2.75 million in dead money for the Lions. This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Lions to release LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin when league year begins
