The free agent negotiating period opens Monday and the Detroit Lions have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. Here is the eighth in a series of position-by-position breakdowns on the top players available in free agency and what the Lions might do at each position.
Special teams
On the Lions’ roster for 2021: P: Jack Fox; K: Matthew Wright.
Pending Lions free agents: K: Matt Prater; LS: Don Muhlbach.
Top free agents: K: Prater; Ryan Succop, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Stephen Gostkowski, Tennessee Titans.