Lions sign free agent OLB/DE DJ Wonnum

Because end of 2023 he tore a quad and had blood clots

https://x.com/i/status/2034052794487824487

He better rush the goddamn motherfucking passer or we’re going to have some serious problems.

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The Flora-Bama is the greatest bar ever made

Drunk Kad Merad GIF by CANAL+

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maybe only a 7th round cancellation for comp beans.

NICE

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DJ Womp Womp

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Good depth signing who COULD start… Borom of the defense (PFF 99th/115 FWIW) :joy:

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Shut your pie hole we just got an EDGE

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Like the opposite of AQM for the same price.

Good edge setter. Run support DE.

Vs AQM more of a 3rd down pass rusher.

Im good with it.

Paschal replacement.

Now who is gonna be the “get the QB” guy? Hassanine?

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Not liking the trade of AQM for this. Even less of a pass rusher. PFF has him 99 out of 115. This is another Bargain Basement Brad move.

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Need to double/triple up on pass rushers here. Cant let it be an issue moving forward. This management team has 4 straight years over .500 with 2 division titles and 2 playoff wins. They need to continue to build on it, the bar of expectations has been raised and that was great but it has to lead to a superbowl appearance at a minimum.

Fantastic!!! Likely a #3 guy. Which we didn’t have before. A solid but not spectacular player. Worth celebrating!

I’m very happy with this.

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Not necessarily disagreeing overall but i will also highlight that until last season aqm never had more than 6 sacks in a season while wonnum has two 8 sack seasons. Obviously situations are different and i do believe aqm is better as a pass rusher maybe there is an opportunity for wonnum here to surprise, he is still under 30 and in his relative prime.

With that said, i still want 2 more guys thrown at this position group.

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He comes in with much more of a pedigree than AQM, who remember we picked up off the scrap heap back in 2024. He was out there for anyone to sign

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AQM last 2 years was 80+ rank average PFF run stopping grade.

DJ however was mid pack at 60.

So like i said flip flop of AQM.

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Perhaps this is why nobody did:

DE with a lingering back issue? Sounds like Brad’s kind of guy!

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So what you are telling me is he is well rested

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No, I meant AQM was out there for anyone to sign when we brought him in back in 2024

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Imagine not being drunk at the Flora-Bama right now: :call_me_hand:

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He played 15 games last season. He had a quad injury in 2023. Stop with the “Brad guy” ish! So, I guess Aiden is not injury prone. He broke his leg.

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