With a free agency around the corner, the Detroit Lions will not have much available headroom to buy with. One of the main reasons is an abundance of dead shellfish.
Only three teams have more death value than the Lions in the 2021 season. Detroit carries more than $ 20,262 million in a dead hood.
Almost everything is related to the Matthew Stafford trade. The Lions ate $ 19 million in a cloth room on Stafford’s contract when they agreed to exchange him for the Rams. Romeo Okwara costs the Lions just over $ 900,000 in dead caps, and Jason Huntley counts $ 217,734 after the Lions cut the fifth round a year ago.
The three teams above the Lions are mainly there due to quarterback trades and big accompanying hits.
Philadelphia has more than $ 40 million in dead capital, with more than $ 34 million related to the pending Carson Wentz deal with the Colts. The Eagles also swallowed $ 5.8 million dead this week when they released WR DeSean Jackson.
Next up is Stafford’s new team, the Los Angeles Rams. They paid more than $ 22 million in dead money to Goff in the pending trade. Todd Gurley, who packed last season, is still a $ 8.4 million cut in 2021. Linebacker Leonard Floyd counts $ 3.3 million after his release.
Carolina also has more dead money than the Lions due to a series of moves. Nearly half of the Panthers’ dead money comes from DT Kawann Short, who was released earlier this month.