Detroit Lions: B+
Adding Reader (2 years, $22 million), DE Marcus Davenport (1 year, $6.5 million) and G Kevin Zeitler and re-signing G Graham Glasgow (3 years, $20 million) is collectively a virtual wash compared to what keeping G Jonah Jackson, who left for the Rams, would have cost. Throw in the trade for CB Carlton Davis III, and it’s been a fairly low-key but seemingly fruitful few weeks for the NFC North champs.
Green Bay Packers: A-
A team that rarely makes a ripple in free agency caused a pair of splashes by signing RB Josh Jacobs (4 years, $48 million) and SS Xavier McKinney (4 years, $67 million), perhaps the best available players at their respective positions. Re-signing KR/CB Keisean Nixon (3 years, $18 million) was a slick, underrated transaction. It was time to part with LT David Bakhtiari and RB Aaron Jones, given the arrival of Jacobs, and wise to allow other bidders to overpay for S Darnell Savage and G Jon Runyan Jr.
(Likely) next up? A megadeal for QB Jordan Love.
Best available player at RB? Packers are paying an AAV of $12 Million for Jacobs, who averaged 3.45 yards per carry in 2023.
