2025 Lions that are free agents in 2026

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D.J. Reader IDL Lions Void 52.8% 32 $11,000,000 $7,425,000
Alex Anzalone LB Lions Void 90.9% 32 $6,250,000 $9,000,000
Amik Robertson CB Lions UFA 76.3% 28 $4,625,000 $4,500,000
Kalif Raymond WR Lions UFA 32.6% 32 $4,000,000 $3,330,000
Levi Onwuzurike IDL Lions UFA 0.0% 28 $4,000,000 $3,500,000
Roy Lopez IDL Lions UFA 38.5% 29 $3,500,000 $3,500,000
Marcus Davenport EDGE Lions UFA 25.4% 30 $2,500,000 $1,650,000
Josh Paschal EDGE Lions RFA 0.0% 27 $1,933,915 $4,842,553
Grant Stuard LB Lions UFA 3.4% 28 $1,700,000 $1,700,000
Daniel Thomas S Lions UFA 10.0% 28 $1,500,000 $75,000
Al-Quadin Muhammad EDGE Lions UFA 41.4% 31 $1,422,500 $917,500
Avonte Maddox CB Lions UFA 31.0% 30 $1,422,500 $1,197,500
Kayode Awosika RT Lions UFA 26.0% 28 $1,400,000 $300,000
Kyle Allen QB Lions UFA 1.5% 30 $1,270,000 $100,000
Jalen Mills CB Lions UFA 10.5% 32 $1,255,000 $0
Zach Cunningham LB Lions UFA 1.3% 32 $1,255,000 $0
Zeke Turner LB Lions UFA 0.0% 30 $1,255,000 $0
Arthur Maulet CB Lions UFA 9.6% 33 $1,255,000 $0
Trystan Colon C Lions UFA 16.7% 28 $1,220,000 $50,000
Dan Skipper LT Lions UFA 20.7% 32 $1,170,000 $0
Anthony Firkser TE Lions UFA 17.0% 31 $1,170,000 $0
Rock Ya-Sin CB Lions UFA 55.3% 30 $1,170,000 $0

Most of the solid contributors will be 30+. Our team will look very different in 2026.

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If AQM was 27 he would be looking at some serious $$$. Will be interesting to see how his off season goes.

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Only see a handful of these guys coming back. Lopez and Rock would be the 2 I would bring back for sure. Both are cheap for what they bring. Lopez is a good #4 DT and Rock a good depth CB. Probably sign Skip for another training camp. Lions love Raymond and could bring him back at a much cheaper cost than last deal. Lions should not invest heavy in AQM… I hope he gets paid from someone other than the Lions though would like to see him get a payday. He busted his ass at the training camp practices I went to running sprints after practice while 95% of team was off the field

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He’s a starter on a lot of teams… #3 at worst… He and Rock are my top priorities this offseason as far as players to retain.

Agree with everything else… Skip may be hanging them up, said his body is telling him it’s time.

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I like rock, I like amik when he plays his proper position he definitely has that dog in him. Maddox too. Lopez did really good. Man a bunch of these guys I wouldn’t keep.

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https://x.com/Lions/status/2009403241088602303

They don’t have Paschal listed as a UFA, must intend on tolling his contract. Levi is listed, must not want his contract to toll.

If we had decent beat writers, they would have asked BH in interview yesterday.

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I think Paschal becomes a RFA now, correct?

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I think that’s the point of the contract tolling or not. It’s as though this year did not exist for him, contractually speaking. Next year will essentially be the 4th year of his contract.

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The only difference is he still collected his salary to play zero snaps. So did Levi. So did Moseley for 2 years. Frustrating to pay these guys millions and get nothing from them

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I don’t care about the money. It’s the picks that kill me. I’m so desperate for success in the 2nd round I can’t stand it.

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Had some good 2nd round picks they all just get seriously injured. Branch, Levi and LaPorta for example

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Jake bates contract must be coming because hes the only ERFA they didnt hit with the tag.

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Agreed on AQM and Rock….Skip for sure is a psquad staple. Kirby i think is now expendable due to age. TE after Wright is just non exsistent with our offense, couldnt block a toddler. Gonna look different if we want to somehow land a guy named Crosby. May have to loose some fan favorite to accomplish that.

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Split contract - if you end up on IR, you are only paid about 60% of your salary. If you don’t have a split contract, you are paid your full salary.

ERFA tenders do not have a split contract, not allowed.

Niese, Whitehead and Sayers all re-signed, they will probably signed contracts that contain a provision for a split salary. Bates will get the tender and won’t have a split contract. You’re right they will probably extend Bates this year or next year when he’s will be a RFA.

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No, he’s not listed as a RFA either, click on the right of the image I posted above.

Tom Kennedy, Trevor Nowaske and Tyrus Wheat are only RFA’s (doubt any get tendered) and Jake Bates is the only ERFA.

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Ya-Sin as depth CB, Maddox as depth S, and Lopez are only players I care to keep unless AQM is super cheap. My god this D is so far away from competing now that we are uncertain about both safeties and Arnold isn’t good and can’t stay on the field. That 24 draft is so gross. The 25 one isn’t looking super promising either. It’s hard to be optimistic about getting back to the top of the NFCN. They need 5 DBs, a couple DEs, a DT, and a couple LBs. We are staring down the barrel of another bottom third D in 2026.

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I’d bring back Anzalone one more time and Rock.