Free agent defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike is returning to the Detroit Lions on a one-year, $5.5 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPN.
In his first three seasons in Detroit, the former second-round pick in 2021 has had his development derailed by injuries, recording just two sacks -- and zero starts.
However, Onwuzurike, 27, experienced a bounce-back year in 2024 after returning from a back injury, which required spinal fusion surgery, suffered in 2022.
Entering the 2024 season, Lions coach Dan Campbell was impressed with Onwuzurike's recovery, describing him as "having a really good spring" and it paid off during the 2024 season, where he started in 10 of his 16 appearances, logging 28 total tackles, 1.