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Source: Detroit Lions tell outside linebacker Trey Flowers he will be released next week

DETROIT -- The Lions have informed outside linebacker Trey Flowers that he will be released next week when the league year starts Wednesday, a source told ESPN.

The Detroit Free Press was the first to report the news.

In 2019, the Lions made the two-time Super Bowl champion one of the richest defensive players in football with a $90 million deal over five years with $56 million guaranteed, but Flowers couldn't stay healthy over the past two seasons.

He was placed on the injured reserve list in the 2020 and 2021 seasons and had just 3.