According to multiple news reports coming from ESPN and the NFL Network, the New England Patriots are expected to lose their premier free agent pass rusher Trey Flowers to the Detroit Lions in free agency. The exact terms of the deal are currently unknown, though it’s rumored to be for five years and valued at more than $16 or $17 million per season. If those numbers are indeed accurate, Flowers could be looking at a new contract worth upwards of $80 million in total earnings.
Patriots DE Trey Flowers intends to sign with Detroit, per source.