What does the George Johnson trade mean for the Detroit Lions? Let's take a look.
The George Johnson restricted free agent saga surprisingly came to a close on Wednesday with the Detroit Lions trading him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Instead of continuing to dispute the offer sheet, simply matching the original offer or simply declining to match the original offer, the Lions ended up pulling off a trade. What exactly does this deal mean for the Lions going forward? Here are three main things to keep in mind:
Extra cap space
When the Lions tendered Johnson at the original-round level, he had a $1.