Breaking news: Detroit Lions sign Free Agent Tight End for 2025

A new tight end has joined the Lions’ roster.

Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reported that the Detroit Lions signed free-agent Kenny Yeboah to a one-year contract in an attempt to increase the depth of their tight end position.

Kenny Yeboah is who?
Yeboah has been a member of the New York Jets for all four of his professional seasons. He has subsequently made 33 appearances with the Jets after going undrafted in 2021. Yeboah has nine catches for 111 yards and one touchdown so far in his career, despite being mostly used as a support player.

The bottom line
Kenny Yeboah will have to compete for the No. 3 tight end position because Brock Wright and Sam LaPorta are already on the roster.

Details of Levi Onwuzurike’s contract with the Detroit Lions are revealed.

Are you shocked by Levi Onwuzurike’s contract?

Now that the facts of Levi Onwuzurike’s recent comeback to the Detroit Lions have been made public, they’re more unexpected than first thought. When Onwuzurike’s return to the squad was originally announced, it appeared Detroit had gotten a good deal when they signed him to a one-year contract allegedly worth $5.5 million. Even the first figures aroused eyebrows because many pundits predicted the defensive lineman would get between $8 and $14 million yearly on the free market (I myself felt he would earn $10 million).

Levi Onwuzurike’s Friendly Agreement
But now that OverTheCap has revealed the contract details, the arrangement is much more team-friendly than it initially seemed. Onwuzurike’s new contract’s exact details show a one-year agreement with a base value of $4 million, with certain incentives that might raise the total value to the previously stated $5.5 million.

Deconstructing the Data:

Salary Guarantee: $1.5 million for the 2025 campaign
$2 million in signing bonuses are completely guaranteed.
Total roster bonuses: $500,000.
A total of $3.5 million is guaranteed.
Cap Hit for 2025: $3,970,588

Detroit’s low-risk strategy is demonstrated by this framework, which guarantees a great deal of flexibility while providing Onwuzurike with incentives to maintain his health and perform reliably on the field. Onwuzurike will increase his income and demonstrate that he can be the influential lineman the Lions had in mind when they first picked him if he fulfills the incentives, which are mostly based on game appearances. In order to strengthen their defensive front at a reasonable cost, the Lions made a wise and prudent financial decision with this purchase.