Recapitulation Lions major losses from outside the season after the first week of free agency

When you look at the player’s losses outside the season so far for LeiMedical problems seem to be a major factor for many of them. After a brutal season of defensive injuries, the Lions strategy, this offseason can be the prioritization of health and reliability. Here is an analysis of the most important players lost after the first week of free agency.

Carlton Davis (13 out of 18 games played)

Davis did not finish the season due to a jaw fracture. He also had minor wounds to many other parts of the body during the season Including the head, the ribs, both shoulders, the left knee and the fingers of the left thumb. The jaw will be cured this season, but there is a concern if it could be a more attempt in the future.

Lions traded the last season for him and probably hoped to extend it to a reasonable salary. However, his multitude of injuries last season could have softened the money and the years that Lions were willing to offer.

RESULT: As a free restriction agent Davis has signed a 3 -year contract with Patriots This includes guaranteed $ 34.5 million, up to $ 54 million. Lions replaced by signing DJ Reed at 3 years, $ 32 million guaranteed up to $ 48 million. Reed is the same age as Davis (28) but has a lower medical concern in the next season.

IFAATU MELIFONWU (4 out of 18 games played)

Melifonwu tightened the hamstring At the end of the playoff game, which was just one of the many significant injuries he suffered last year. A ankle or problem of Achilles kept it out in the first 10 weeks. A hand fracture held for another five weeks.

While became a field impact player in the last two seasons, Lions were probably concerned about his reliability.

RESULT: As a free free agent, Melifonwu has signed a one -year contract with dolphins, which has $ 2.45 million guaranteed, game bonus of up to $ 510,000 and incentives up to $ 1 million. Despite his 25 -year -old early age, other teams must have been concerned about his reliability, because he has only obtained a short -term agreement with a significant amount of incentives. Currently, Lions do not have an obvious safety candidate, so you seek to sign or write one in the near future.

Jalen Reeves-Maybin (11 of 18 games played)

An unspecified throat injury cost Reeves-Maybin seven games last seasonBut he could return for the last three games. A list of the neck is worrying for a problem of the spine that could be a chronic problem.

He was a captain of special teams in 2024, which is the place where he played most of his snapshots. Based on how it was implemented at the end of the year, its defense value could have been very limited. In the playoff game, he played only six defensive snapshots.

The combination of uncertain reliability of the neck, along with a limited defense value, could have pushed them to pass from this 30 -year -old child.

RESULT: Despite another year in his contract, at a reasonable cap of $ 4.25 million, Lions launched Reeves-Maybin this season and took a died $ 2.25 million. He hasn’t signed with another team yet. Lions may have signed a younger, healthier replacement in Grant Studard which is 26 years old and has played in 100% of games over the past two years.

Za’darius Smith (18 out of 18 games played)

Lions traded for Smith from Browns in the middle of the season. He was inactive for a game after trade, so he could get the week of goodbye, but he was different and healthy all year. He finished with nine bags, four with lions.

RESULT: Smith was signed until 2025, so Lions could hold for about $ 11 million. Despite a pressing need for speeds, the price must have been too high for its production, because Lions has released this season that does not bear dead money. Although it was healthy last year, his 32 -year -old could have had a reliability problem. Currently, he is unsigned and remains a chance for him to be able to return to Lions to a lower salary.

Kevin Zeitler (16 out of 18 games played)

Lions signed Zeitler for a 1 year agreement, $ 6 million, last season, who paid a largely healthy and productive season. Late in the final of the regular season, Zeitler tightened the right hamstring Which kept it outside the playoff game two weeks later. Hamstring should not be a problem.

RESULT: As a free free agent, Zeitler signed a 1 year, $ 9 million titanium this season. He is 35 years old, so the lions were probably looking to become younger and cheaper in the OG position. The Christian mahogany, whose age is 24 and HAP Hit is less than $ 1 million, could be prepared to take over.

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