The Detroit Lions made their first big splash of the offseason last week, inking veteran running back LeGarrette Blount to a one-year contract. But how did the relationship between former New England Patroits’ Blount and new Lions’ head coach Matt Patricia help seal the deal?
Plus, we take a look at the rest of this so far uneventful free agency period and the upcoming NFL draft in today’s edition of headlines.
There’s little doubt that the prior relationship between LeGarrette Blount and Matt Patricia help sway the veteran runner to sign in the Motor City.