NFL free agency is a hard thing for fans to grasp, but it’s not something you can visually see. To the fan, free agency is just a flurry of tweets and contract terms flying off the board. Behind the scenes, it’s a chaotic frenzy of texts and calls between teams and player agents.
The Detroit Lions were one of the most active teams in the first week of free agency, and it all began with their biggest signing of general manager Brad Holmes’ career in Detroit. Just a couple hours into the negotiating period, news broke that the Lions had agreed to terms with former Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton.