In keeping with NFL Community, the Detroit Lions are signing former Cardinals broad receiver Greg Dortch to a one-year deal.
Dortch was a quite common projected free agent goal for the Lions as a pure alternative for Kalif Raymond, who signed with the Chicago Bears this offseason after 5 seasons in Detroit. Dortch not solely has lots of the identical expertise as Raymond—with nice explosiveness and a ton of returner expertise—however he additionally involves Detroit after spending the final 5 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, working beneath now-Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing.
Dortch is an undersized gadget participant who has familiarity with Drew Petzing designing touches for him.
After going undrafted, Dortch bounced between 4 groups through waivers and observe squads earlier than carving out a task with the Cardinals.
He supplies immense worth as each a punt and kick returner and shares many similarities with Kalif Raymond as an area participant able to creating explosive performs.
During the last 4 seasons, Dortch has been a reserve receiver, enjoying in 61 video games and beginning 15. He’s tallied at the least 200 receiving yards and 24 catches in every season, with a profession excessive in 2022 (52 catches, 467 yards). As a returner, he’s returned at the least 16 punts in every of the final 4 years, and final yr he served as one of many Cardinals’ two kick returners beneath the brand new rule. He ended up taking 31 kickoffs for 811 yards and a mean of 26.2 yards per return—rating fifteenth amongst all kick returners with at the least 22 returns and simply above the 25.9 league common.
In Detroit, Dortch will doubtless compete with Dominic Lovett for the WR4 position and one of many return specialists.
