Less than 24 hours after it was reported that tight end Josh Hill would be retiring, the Detroit Lions flew in Darren Fells for a visit and per Dave Birkett of the Free Press, they have signed him to a new contract. Fells, who spent 2017 with the Lions, should immediately settle into a TE2 role in 2021.
The Lions made an effort to re-sign Fells in the 2018 offseason but he opted for a larger contract with the Cleveland Browns. He started 11 games for the Browns that season but only recorded 11 catches for 117 yards and three touchdowns.