{"id":42404,"date":"2026-01-26T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42404"},"modified":"2026-01-26T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:00:17","slug":"breaking-recent-reports-indicate-veteran-detroit-lions-lb-is-as-good-as-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42404","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Recent Reports Indicate Veteran Detroit Lions LB Is As Good As Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2237899470-e1769377415131.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2237899470-e1769377415131.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2237899470-e1769377415131.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2237899470-e1769377415131.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Recent Reports Indicate Veteran Detroit Lions LB Is As Good As Gone\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions have already been faced with the reality of losing veteran offensive tackle Dan Skipper, who officially retired from the NFL; they\u2019re also awaiting the decision of offensive tackle Taylor Decker, who could very well join Skipper in retirement.<\/p>\n<p>And while there will be other changes to the Lions\u2019 roster, the chances of another veteran player departing down are picking up steam. According to multiple reports, the Lions could lose linebacker Alex Anzalone.<\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s the kicker \u2013 he\u2019s being linked to the New York Jets, who are now coached by former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.<\/p>\n<p>According to NFL Insider Tony Pauline, the \u201codds are high\u201d that Anzalone will join forces with Glenn with the Jets for next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalk of Lions players following Aaron Glenn to New York isn\u2019t new,\u201d Pauline said. \u201cBut word in Frisco says the odds are high that Anzalone, the nine-year veteran who will become a free agent in March, will be playing for the Jets in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pauline continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnzalone is not expected to return to Detroit, and he\u2019s close with \u201cAG\u201d and wants to reunite with his former defensive coordinator,\u201d he said. \u201cA reunion is more likely, given the Jets\u2019 need at linebacker, as Anzalone brings the talent, leadership, and intensity the team needs at the position. Is Anzalone concerned Glenn may be on thin ice in New York? I\u2019m told the answer is no, as the 31-year-old is closing out his career and really isn\u2019t looking long-term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h2>Detroit Lions Could Lose Alex Anzalone To Jets, Who Plan On Being \u201cAggressive\u201d In The Offseason<\/h2>\n<p>The Jets, who are overseen by general manager Darren Mougey, are planning on taking an \u201caggressive\u201d but \u201ccalculated\u201d approach to free agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everyone wants to be aggressive, but calculated, with how they attack offseason. Whether that\u2019s free agency and the draft, and just knowing your team, knowing your division and what you need,\u201d Mougey said. \u201cYou can say it\u2019s an aggressive approach but it really needs to be a very calculated approach, knowing your resources \u2014 your draft resources, your cap, your future cap, and what that might look like. We\u2019re always going to look to add and kind of know where we might be deficient and where we might need to really add power to compete in the division.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mougey added, \u201cI\u2019ve been here a year, I\u2019ve learned a lot, we\u2019ve learned a lot. We\u2019ve got a clear vision. AG and I, we talk daily on this roster and the vision and this division. I know we\u2019re going to continue to build and add good players to the team that are going to help us win. The draft capital we have, the cap space, and just being here now for a year with AG. Working with AG, the staff, getting to learn the staff, getting to learn the players, getting to learn this division, I feel more confident today than ever moving forward with what we have going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glenn was one of two major Lions coordinators to depart the club after the 2024 season ended; he accepted the head coaching job with the Jets, while offensive coordinator Ben Johnson did the same with the Chicago Bears.<br \/>\n____________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h2>Alex Anzalone Has Been With The Lions Since 2021<\/h2>\n<p>Anzalone, who was a third round (76th overall) pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 NFL Draft, signed with the Lions in March 2021, and would eventually agree to a three-year, $18.75 million contract extension in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not only have the Lions lost Dan Skipper to retirement, but they could be losing a key veteran linebacker to another team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42404","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 - 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