Free agency is quickly coming upon the world of the NFL. The annual scouting combine often provides a lot of insight into what teams are looking to do in free agency, and Lions beat writer Dave Birkett from the Detroit Free Press offered some keen reporting on the upcoming period.
It’s not a surprising development based on recent comments from WR coach Antwaan Randle El at the Senior Bowl or offensive coordinator Ben Johnson at the combine, but the Lions are expected to be “major players” in the wide receiver market according to Birkett.
The agent for one of the top pending free agent receivers said the Lions indicated in a meeting last week they value his receiver in the same financial ballpark he expects his player to fetch in free agency, and multiple other sources view the Lions as legitimate contenders to sign one of the position’s premier free agents.
