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Getty Images Free agent defensive lineman Al Woods visited the Lions this week. Woods, 31, appeared in 14 games with the Colts last season with eight starts. He made 24 tackles. He has played nine seasons since the Saints made him a fourth-round pick in 2010. Woods has played games for the...

Getty Images The Lions were looking to add a veteran cornerback, and now they’ve found one. Rashaan Melvin has signed a one-year deal with the Lions, a league source tells PFT. The 29-year-old Melvin spent last season in Oakland after signing a one-year, $5.5 million deal, but he was a...

Getty Images There are more teams with reasonable needs for a first-round quarterback this year than there are first-round quarterbacks, so it stands to reason those guys will be busy. According to Alex Schiffer of the Kansas City Star, Missouri quarterback Drew Lock met with the Dolphins last...

Getty Images The Lions announced they have signed free agent tight end Logan Thomas. Thomas spent the past two seasons in Buffalo. He appeared in 24 games with five starts, catching 19 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown. He originally entered the NFL as a quarterback, with the Cardinals...

Getty Images For decades, Detroit and Dallas have hosted Thanksgiving games each year. The Eagles attempted to change that, but they later withdrew their proposal. The league confirmed today that the Eagles submitted a proposal for a change in the league resolutions that would have seen the...

Getty Images Of all the various proposals that will be considered by ownership next week, one sticks out. It’s the one that doesn’t count. The Eagles proposed that the Lions and Cowboys would alternate playing on the road on Thanksgiving, and then the Eagles withdrew it. But the proposal...

Getty Images The Lions released T.J. Lang earlier this month, and the offensive lineman said at the time he had not decided whether to continue his career. He apparently has decided. In what will come as a surprise to no one, Lang has told those close to him that he “definitely” has played his...

Getty Images The Cowboys announced they signed free agent defensive end Kerry Hyder on Monday. They had a need for defensive linemen with Randy Gregory indefinitely suspended and David Irving a suspended free agent. The Cowboys used the franchise tag on DeMarcus Lawrence, but he has not signed...

Getty Images Free agent cornerback Rashaan Melvin is visiting the Lions on Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Melvin, 29, spent last season in Oakland after signing a one-year, $5.5 million deal. He started the first five games before the Raiders benched him in favor of Dominique...

Getty Images Tommylee Lewis will be wearing a new uniform in 2019. Lewis was set for restricted free agency this offseason, but the Saints did not tender him a contract before the start of the new league year. That decision made Lewis an unrestricted free agent and the Lions announced his...

Getty Images After being cut loose by the Lions, Nevin Lawson is looking for a new home. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the free agent cornerback is visiting the Raiders on Wednesday. The former fourth-rounder from Utah State started 14 games for the Lions last year and 45 the last three...

Getty Images The Lions have been aggressive since the outset of free agency, and now they’ve made another aggressive move, becoming the first team to sign a restricted free agent to an offer sheet. Detroit signed Rams restricted free agent running back Malcolm Brown to an offer sheet...

Matt Patricia’s style as a head coach was a topic of conversation before his first season on the job got underway when he was criticized by a local columnist for making players run at practice. Lions players didn’t share the belief that was a problem, but Patricia’s approach to the job...

Getty Images Marcus Cooper ended last year in Detroit, and he’ll start this year in Detroit as well. Cooper, a cornerback who was claimed by the Lions on waivers last season, has re-signed on a one-year deal, according to Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio. Cooper played four games with the...

Getty Images Four years ago, Ndamukong Suh was the hottest free agent in football. Before teams were even allowed to make offers, let alone finalize them, there were reports that he was going to leave Detroit for Miami and sign the richest contract for a defensive player in the NFL, and that’s...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata became a free agent last week, but he has no plans to sign with an NFL team for the 2019 season. Ngata announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Monday morning. The post included a picture of Ngata on top of Mount Kilimanjaro with a sign...

Getty Images The Lions re-signed Zach Zenner before free agency opened and have Kerryon Johnson and Theo Riddick on the roster at running back, but they may be making more moves in the backfield. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team is hosting Spencer Ware for a visit on Monday. Ware...