Note: This story has been updated to reflect the Lions' signing of T.J. Lang.
DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions kicked off free agency by hitting the reset button on the NFL's right-tackle market. Ahead of just about any other move, Detroit reached an agreement with Rick Wagner to take the spot Riley Reiff used to hold, with a contract that will pay him $47.5 million over five years.
The $9.5 million annual salary for the former Baltimore Ravens tackle is almost $3 million more than what any other team is paying a right tackle. Last year's top free-agent right tackle, Mitchell Schwartz, received $6.