{"id":16691,"date":"2025-03-07T23:21:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T23:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16691"},"modified":"2025-03-07T23:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T23:21:20","slug":"breaking-lions-dont-seem-inclined-to-pony-up-to-keep-carlton-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16691","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Lions don&#8217;t seem inclined to pony up to keep Carlton Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_236,w_7083,h_3984\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/53\/01jns4yqrqp8zjqg00gh.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The first move in the Detroit Lions&#8217; cornerback overhaul last offseason was the trade to acquire Carlton Davis from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He proved to be exactly what he told reporters he would be, a perfect fit for Aaron Glenn&#8217;s man-heavy coverage schemes and a fit off the field as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Earlier this offseason, Davis said how much he liked playing for Dan Campbell. That seemed to point toward a return as he hit the free agency, but as it is with any free agent it behooves him to see what else is out there on the open market.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">On Wednesday, days before free agency gets going, Davis sent a message to his suitors on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I won\u2019t make the same mistake twice . If you want your defense upgraded yall know who to pay .Turn on the Tape !<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; C-Murda \u2122 (@Carlton_Lowkey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carlton_Lowkey\/status\/1897398190720327877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">Spotrac has Davis&#8217; market value at $13.8 million per year, with a projected three-year, $41.3 million deal. Pro Football Focus has nearly the same contract projection for him (three years, $42 million; $25 million guaranteed).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\">Lions don&#8217;t seem likely to meet Carlton Davis&#8217; contract demands<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Davis is lined up to have multiple free agency suitors, which may drive up the cost to sign him. Missing the end of last season with a broken jaw, and one other game during the regular season, continued his trend of missing noticeable time (at least four games missed in four straight seasons). He is also a little on the older side, set to turn 29 late next season, so those durability concerns are not going to go away.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">In his free agency preview for defensive backs, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press had a note about where the Lions are in terms of willingness to spend on a veteran cornerback.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\"><em><strong>&#8220;The Lions are looking to spend slightly less on a veteran cornerback, perhaps in the $12 million-per-year range, one agent who met with the Lions at the NFL combine told the Free Press last week.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">To put it plainly, $12 million a year solidly below the perception of Davis&#8217; market value from two prominent sites. Those two estimates could even be a little low, as Davis could land a deal for $15 million a year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">Beyond that, Brad Holmes may be comfortable with Terrion Arnold and Amik Robertson as his top two cornerbacks next season. A hopefully healthier Ennis Rakestraw and a potential lower-end veteran addition would round out the top four.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">Going public on social media with such things is still a little weird, but no one should criticize Davis for placing priority on getting the most money he can. It has always been possible he won&#8217;t get that from the Lions, and Birkett&#8217;s report only fortifies the idea Davis will find a deal more to his liking elsewhere.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlton Davis is one of the top free agent cornerbacks, but the Lions may not be inclined to meet his market value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16691","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 don&#039;t seem inclined to pony up to keep Carlton Davis - 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=16691\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Lions don&#039;t seem inclined to pony up to keep Carlton Davis - 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