When the Lions cut Rick Wagner last week, it became a matter of when, not if, they would make a splash signing in free agency. Not only did they already have significant cap space, but cutting Wagner opened up cash as well as a roster hole, both of which needed to be addressed. Lo and behold, address them the Lions did, coming to terms with free agents OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai and LB Jamie Collins Sr. on the opening day of the tampering period.
(Note: This story was written prior to the midnight story of the Lions signing Nick Williams.