The search for a veteran running back may finally be over for the Detroit Lions. Mike Jones of USA Today is reporting that the Lions are close to signing 34-year-old Frank Gore to a deal:
Source says RB Frank Gore and Detroit Lions close to reaching an agreement. Five-time Pro Bowler rushed for 961 yards (3.7 ypc) w three TDs for Colts last year. Will be 35 in May.
— Mike Jones (@ByMikeJones) March 15, 2018
Though according to other sources, things haven’t progressed quite as far. Gore has told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that he has indeed arrived in Detroit on Wednesday night, but Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press is reporting that a meeting between the two has yet to happen:
On Frank Gore and the Lions .