2026 Lions free agency, offseason tracker: Latest signings, trades

The 2026 Detroit Lions offseason figures to be a busy one. The team is going through a serious transition on the offensive line; they’ve already agreed to trade away a key skill position player, and with a bunch of pending free agents on the defensive side of the ball, the 2026 roster could look significantly different than last year’s.

So to keep track of all the Lions’ offseason moves—including free agent signings, trades, releases, and everything else—we’ve put together a tracker that will follow every transaction. That not only includes players that the Lions add or re-sign, but also where Lions free agents end up. If Detroit loses a free agent to a new team, you’ll see it represented below. We’ll also add links to any analysis pieces related to each move, including grades and contract breakdowns.

And the great things about these trackers is that they offer a historical look at each Lions offseason. You can look back at the entire Brad Holmes era and see how he’s done by checking out the 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 versions here.

Other resources:

• 2026 Detroit Lions position-by-position contract tracker/depth chart
• 2026 Detroit Lions free agency news and rumor tracker

Additions

Signed by the Lions

• QB Teddy Bridgewater re-signs with the Lions after a year away
• TE Tyler Conklin returns home, signs with the Lions
• C Cade Mays (from Panthers) — 3 years, $25 million (instant analysis, grades, 5 Qs with Panthers writer, what Panthers fans are saying)
• OT Larry Borom (from Dolphins) — Terms TBD (instant analysis, grades)
• RB Isiah Pacheco (from Chiefs) — 1-year, $1.81M deal (instant analysis, grades, 5Qs with Chiefs writer, what Chiefs fans are saying)
• DB Christian Izien (from Buccaneers)

Players acquired via trade

• OL Juice Scruggs (via the David Montgomery trade, grade, player breakdown/analysis)

Lions released

• OL Graham Glasgow (saves over $5.5 million)
• OT Taylor Decker (saves $11.6 million)
• EDGE Josh Paschal (saves $1.66 million)

Lions traded

• RB David Montgomery (trade terms, grading the trade)

Lions’ free agents

Re-signed

• WR Tom Kennedy — No terms yet
• CB Rock Ya-Sin — 1-year, reported $4 million
• LB Malcolm Rodriguez — 1-year contract
• LB Trevor Nowaske — No terms yet
• RB Jacob Saylors (ERFA, signed tender)
• G/C Michael Niese (ERFA, signed tender)
• CB Nick Whiteside (ERFA, signed tender)

Tender applied

• K Jake Bates (ERFA tendered)

Signed elsewhere

• QB Kyle Allen: Bills — 2 years, $4.1 million
• WR Kalif Raymond: Bears 1-year, $3.5 million
• DT Roy Lopez: Cardinals — 2 years, $10.5 million
• EDGE Al-Quadin Muhammad: Buccaneers — 1-year, up to $6 million
• EDGE Tyrus Wheat: Cowboys — 1 year, $1.755 million
• LB Alex Anzalone: Buccaneers — 2 years, $17 million
• LB Grant Stuard: Rams — 2 years, up to $5.05 million
• CB Amik Robertson: Commanders — 2 years, $16 million

Remain unsigned

• QB C.J. Beathard
• TE Shane Zylstra
• TE Anthony Firkser
• TE Giovanni Ricci
• OT Jamarco Jones
• OT Chris Hubbard
• OT Dan Skipper (retired, hired on coaching staff)
• G/C Trystan Colon
• G Kayode Awosika
• DT DJ Reader
• DT Myles Adams
• EDGE Marcus Davenport
• EDGE Pat O’Connor
• LB Zach Cunningham
• LB Ezekiel Turner
• CB Arthur Maulet
• CB Keenan Garber
• DB Avonte Maddox
• S Daniel Thomas
• S Jalen Milles
• S Damontae Kazee

Future deal signings

Feature article on initial 9 signings

• RB Jabari Small
• WR Jackson Meeks
• WR Malik Cunningham
• TE Zach Horton
• TE Thomas Gordon (from Bears)
• OT Devin Cochran
• IOL Seth McLaughlin (from Bengals)
• IOL Mason Miller
• EDGE Ahmed Hassanein
• DL Chris Smith
• SAF Loren Strickland