While the Chicago Bears raided two Super Bowl contenders for upgrades to their linebacking corps at the start of 2023 NFL free agency Monday, the Detroit Lions kept one of their own.
The Lions and linebacker Alex Anzalone agreed to a three-year contract worth a maximum value of $18.75 million.
Anzalone, who played the past two seasons on one-year deals, had career years in each of his first two seasons in Detroit. He made 78 tackles in 14 starts in 2021, and followed that up with 125 tackles, including seven for loss, in 17 starts last season.