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Restoring the Roar: 2017 Free Agency recap

Posted on January 29, 2017 at 02:58 AM.

As the Patriots celebrated their 5th Super Bowl title in franchise history, it was time for the Detroit Lions to look ahead to 2017 and prepare for the upcoming off-season. First step is free-agency and the Lions got to work signing some low risk deals to try and build depth. Here's a recap of the off-season so far for Detroit and around the rest of the league.

Lions Retirements:
WR Anquan Boldin

Lions Free-agency signings:
WR Taylor Gabriel 3 years, $15 million
DE William Gholston 3 years, $15.1 million
RT Andre Smith 3 years, $11.8 million
OLB Ashlee Palmer 1 year, $2.45 million

Notable Retirements around rest of NFL:
QB Tom Brady, New England
OLB Demarcus Ware, Denver
WR Vincent Jackson, Tampa Bay
DE Cameron Wake, Miami
DE Dwight Freeney, Atlanta
K Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis
HB Matt Forte, NY Jets
OLB Julius Peppers, Green Bay
OLB Rob Ninkovich, New England
WR Steve Smith Sr., Baltimore
OLB James Harrison, Pittsburgh

Notable free-agency signings:
TE Martellus Bennett, Tampa Bay 5 years, $40.2 mil
LB Dont'a Hightower, Kansas City 4 years, $38.3 mil
DE Jabaal Sheard, Miami 4 years, $42.7 mil
DE Calais Campbell, Philadelphia 5 years, $70.3 mil
CB Logan Ryan, Jacksonville 4 years, $32.4 mil
RB Legarrette Blount, Green Bay 3 years, $21.3 mil
RB Latavius Murray, Carolina 5 years, $29 mil
RB Eddie Lacy, Oakland 4 years, $28.3 mil
LB John Simon, LA Rams 5 years, $35.9 mil
RG T.J. Lang, Baltimore 4 years, $30.6 mil
QB Kirk Cousins, Washington 4 years, $86.8 mil
DT Dontari Poe, Washington 4 years, $63.2 mil
FS D.J. Swearinger, Washington 4 years, $52.2 mil
CB Morris Claiborne, Seattle 4 years, $30.2 mil
CB Stephon Gilmore, Tennessee 4 years, $32.4 mil

Notable coaching changes:
Cincinnati fires HC Marvin Lewis, hires HC Jeff Fisher
Cleveland fires HC Hue Jackson, hires HC Chuck Pagano
Indianapolis fires HC Chuck Pagano, hires HC Matt Hedrick
LA Rams fire HC Jeff Fisher, hire HC Demetrius Turner

Stay tuned for a recap of the Detroit Lions 2017 Draft!