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Marvin Jones reportedly agrees with Jaguars on 2-year deal worth up to $14.5 million
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. (11) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass in the second quarter of their NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field in Detroit, on Sunday, October 20, 2019. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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ALLEN PARK Another vital piece of the Bob Quinn era is on the way out, with Marvin Jones reportedly signing a two-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
ESPN reports Jones will make up to $14.5 million, including $9.2 guaranteed. The receiver will rejoin familiar faces in Jaguars offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and new addition Jamal Agnew. Jones played the previous two seasons with Bevell as his offensive coordinator, catching 138 passes for 1,757 yards and 18 touchdowns in 29 games during that span.
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Rams finalizing trade to send DL Michael Brockers to Lions Published: Mar 17, 2021 at 12:14 AM Grant Gordon
The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams are at it again.
Having previously agreed to swap quarterbacks in a deal that is set to become official at the start of the new league year Wednesday, the Rams are finalizing a deal to send veteran defensive lineman Michael Brockers to the Lions, NFL Network s Tom Pelissero reported. Los Angeles will receive a 2023 seventh-round pick from Detroit in return, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport added.
On Wednesday, the Lions announced the deal was official.
It s another swap involving new Lions general managers Brad Holmes and his old team, following the previous swap that sent Matthew Stafford to the Rams in exchange for Jared Goff plus draft picks that s set to become official on Wednesday upon the commencement of a new league year.
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Allen Park, Mich. The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed DE Romeo Okwara to a contract extension. Additional terms were not disclosed.
Okwara posted career-highs in total tackles (44), tackles for loss (11), sacks (10.0), quarterback hits (18) and forced fumbles (three) in 2020, adding one fumble recovery, one safety, a blocked extra point and a blocked punt. He originally joined Detroit via waivers from the New York Giants in 2018, producing 7.5 sacks in his first season as a Lion.
Okwara entered the NFL with the Giants in 2016, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame. In 67 career games (28 starts), he has posted 135 total tackles, 20.0 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, 49 quarterback hits and five forced fumbles.