The Detroit Lions are signing former All-Professional security Jamal Adams, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reviews.
Adams will signal with Detroit’s observe squad with plans that he’ll ultimately be promoted to the lively roster, per the report. Information of the deal arrives with the Lions in line for the No. 1 seed within the NFC playoffs. Detroit is 11-1 following a Thanksgiving win over the Chicago Bears.
Adams, 29, most not too long ago performed for the Tennessee Titans after signing as a free agent within the offseason. He performed sparingly in three video games with the Titans earlier than they launched him in October.
Adams performed seven earlier NFL seasons with the New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks. Adams was an All-Professional and two-time Professional Bowler in three seasons with the Jets as probably the greatest defenders within the NFL.
The Jets traded Adams to the Seahawks in 2020 in change for a bundle that included two first-round draft picks. He signed a four-year, $71 million contract with the Seahawks that made him the NFL’s highest-paid security on the time.
Adams was a Professional Bowler and second-team All-Professional in his first season with the Seahawks, however skilled regression in three injury-plagued seasons in Seattle after that. He performed a mixed 22 video games in three seasons from 2021-23, and the Seahawks launched him in 2024 in a transfer to save lots of salary-cap area.
The Lions are presumably hoping that Adams can discover a few of his former All-Professional kind in time to make a distinction in the course of the postseason.
