The Detroit Lions are re-signing large receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones to a one-year deal value as much as $2 million, in response to NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
The re-signing comes simply months after the Lions traded for the previous Wolverine. On the commerce deadline, the Lions despatched a 2025 sixth-round choose to the Cleveland Browns for Peoples-Jones.
Within the ensuing eight common season video games with the Lions, Peoples-Jones solely caught 5 passes for 58 yards, however he did make a few massive conversions at important moments in a number of video games with Detroit. Moreover, when Kalif Raymond went down with an damage late within the season, Peoples-Jones stepped in as a succesful punt returner.
Now again with the Lions for one more season, Peoples-Jones has the chance to develop extra chemistry with Jared Goff and doubtlessly be a extra contributing weapon in Detroit’s offense. Again in 2022, Peoples-Jones proved he could possibly be a legit receiving risk when he caught 61 passes for 839 yards and three touchdowns with the Browns.
As of at this time, many of the Lions’ receiving corps from final 12 months will probably be returning in 2024. Amon-Ra St. Brown is coming into the ultimate 12 months of his contract, Jameson Williams is predicted to tackle a beginning function, whereas Raymond, Antoine Inexperienced, Tom Kennedy, Maurice Alexander, Daurice Fountain, and Tre’Quan Smith are all signed to Detroit, as effectively.
The large query is whether or not Josh Reynolds, who’s at present an unrestricted free agent, will probably be again in 2024. As of Saturday afternoon, there had been no developments relating to Reynolds’ return.
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