Two years ago, one of the biggest decisions facing the Detroit Lions was what to do with wide receiver Kenny Golladay. A Pro Bowler in 2019, Golladay led the NFL in touchdown receptions that year with 11 and was poised to cash in.
Then-GM Bob Quinn and the Lions regime at the time balked at paying Golladay a huge contract extension. Injuries cut Golladay’s 2020 season to just five games in his expiring contract season in Detroit. New Lions GM Brad Holmes agreed with his predecessor that one great season from Golladay, the NFL’s worst receiver at getting separation on routes, didn’t justify paying him $18 million a season.
