{"id":16492,"date":"2025-03-06T14:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16492"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:27:19","slug":"breaking-lions-urged-to-snag-projected-36-million-cornerback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16492","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Lions Urged to Snag Projected $36 Million Cornerback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1897750866-e1718737201482.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1897750866-e1718737201482.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1897750866-e1718737201482.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1897750866-e1718737201482.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Lions Urged to Snag Projected $36 Million Cornerback\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions will have some holes to fill in their secondary this offseason, with their top cornerback headed to free agency.<\/p>\n<p>One analyst believes they can find help in the form of an eight-year veteran coming off a strong season of his own. SI.com\u2019s Vito Chirco suggested the Lions could take a swing at Buffalo Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas, who has held down a starting role since coming to Buffalo in a 2023 trade with the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_xnllbx0zk\">Lions Looking for Defensive Backs<\/h2>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_xnllbx0zk\">As Chirco noted, the Lions will have a big hole to fill as No. 1 cornerback Carlton Davis is headed to unrestricted free agency with no clear indication that he will return to Detroit. Chirco noted that Douglas would be a capable replacement, having played a key role on a defense that helped propel the Bills to the AFC Championship game last season.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7kbojvda2\">\u201cIf Detroit opts to go the free-agency route to address the position, Rasul Douglas is a player worth looking into,\u201d Chirco wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">\u201cListed as the 14th-best free agent this offseason by Pro Football Focus, the veteran cornerback spent the last season-and-a-half playing for the Buffalo Bills. In 24 games with the Bills in 2023 and 2024, he logged 87 total tackles, 13 passes defensed, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a lone sack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">Chirco noted that Douglas struggled in coverage at times last season, earning a coverage grade of 58.9 from Pro Football Focus, but has been a consistent defensive back in the past with a penchant for interceptions.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">Chirco added that\u00a0Spotrac projects Douglas will have a market value of close to $12 million over three years, bringing his total contract to just below $36 million. He suggested Douglas would be worth pursuing at the right price, but \u201cwouldn\u2019t break the bank\u201d for the veteran cornerback.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">Carlton Davis Makes His Stance Clear<\/h2>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">The Lions would likely pay a higher price to bring Davis back on a new contract. The veteran cornerback took to social media this week to share a cryptic message hinting that he won\u2019t make the \u201cmistake\u201d of signing a discount deal.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">\u201cI won\u2019t make the same mistake twice . If you want your defense upgraded yall know who to pay .Turn on the Tape !\u201d Davis shared in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">Davis started 13 games for the Lions last season, making 56 total tackles with two interceptions, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">The Lions acquired Davis in a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, inheriting the final season of his three-year, $44 million contract. He restructured the deal after coming to Detroit.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">Davis dealt with some injuries during his season in Detroit, suffering a broken jaw and a broken thumb.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9aanf7rfg\">The Lions will have some other needs to address on their defense, including the lack of production in the pass rush. Though star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson has made a big impact, the team lacked depth behind him and no other player was able to top the 7.5 sacks Hutchinson had at the time he suffered a season-ending injury in October.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions could pursue veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas in free agency for the right price, an analyst suggests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Lions Urged to Snag Projected $36 Million Cornerback - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16492\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Lions Urged to Snag Projected $36 Million Cornerback - 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