Though free agency doesn’t officially start for another month, the Detroit Lions are apparently getting a head start on their running back search. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Lions worked out free agent Mike Gillislee on Thursday.
The #Lions hosted and worked out FA RB Mike Gillislee yesterday, source said. They were one of the teams that called about signing him last year. He played in four games with the #Saints last year.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 15, 2019
Gillislee is a free agent right now that can sign whenever he likes, as he was released from the Saints back in October.