Barring any changes, the National Football League is set to start its new year on March 18.
With players getting franchise-tagged and contracts in the works, there will be a few headline names to hit the free agency market. According to Ian Rapoport, a national insider for NFL Network, the Detroit Lions are releasing Rick Wagner.
The Wisconsin native was a fifth-round selection in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens, but spent the last three years with the Lions. A former Big Ten Champion with the Badgers (2010-12), Wagner is an offensive tackle.
The loss of Wagner has Detroit with an opportunity to take an offensive lineman with the No.