Lions linked to former $65 million, All-Pro cornerback.
The Detroit Lions may have a future Protective Player of the Year candidate in protective conclusion Aidan Hutchinson as of now on the list. But with a major require at cornerback, The Detroit Free Press’ Jared Ramsey proposed the thought of the Lions marking a cornerback who has as of now won that grant in ingenious Stephon Gilmore.
Ramsey named Gilmore one of six cornerbacks “to watch” this offseason for the Lions.
“Long been considered one of the finest cornerbacks within the NFL, indeed taking domestic a Protective Player of the Year in expansion to his two All-Pros and five Professional Bowls, and conveyed a strong 2023 season for the NFC East-winning Cowboys,” Ramsey composed. “Though he is within the last a long time of his career, he still appeared he can be a No. 1 corner with championship pedigree.”
With the Dallas Ranchers in 2023, Gilmore posted 68 combined handles with 13 pass protections and 2 interceptor.
He made first-team All-Pro with the Unused Britain Nationalists amid the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Gilmore driven the NFL with 6 interceptor and 20 pass resistances on his way to the Cautious Player of the Year grant in 2019.
Gilmore started his career as a first-round choose with the Buffalo Bills in 2012. The Nationalists marked him to a 5-year, $65 million contract amid the 2017 offseason.
How Stephon Gilmore Seem Fit With the Lions
Gilmore will turn 34 a long time ancient early within the 2024 season amid September. So, he’s not a long-term arrangement at cornerback.
But as Ramsey recorded, Gilmore still played well for the Cowboys amid the 2023 season. His 1,002 protective snaps not as it were driven all Cattle rustlers cornerbacks, but he was to begin with among all Cowpokes shields in add up to snaps.
It was the fourth time in Gilmore’s career that he played more than 1,000 protective snaps in a season.
Indeed with that broad playing time at 33 a long time old, Gilmore wrapped up 27th within the player grades from Master Football Center out of 75 cornerbacks who played at slightest 50% of his team’s cautious snaps in 2023.
Concurring to PFF, the as it were Lions cornerback (of the 75 qualified cornerbacks) who played way better than Gilmore amid 2023 was rookie space cornerback Brian Department.
Lions Marking Gilmore Would Join together CB With his Brother, Steven
There’s another captivating storyline to the Lions possibly marking the 2019 Protective Player of the Year grant victor.
The group as of now contains a Gilmore on the list.
“Signing in Detroit could moreover rejoin him with his brother, Steven, who joined the Lions as an undrafted free specialist in 2023 and made the team,” composed Ramsey.
Steven Gilmore played fair 2 protective snaps and another 12 snaps on extraordinary groups for the Lions as an undrafted rookie. But on the off chance that he remained on the Detroit list for 2024, the Lions may highlight both Gilmore brothers in their secondary.
On Walk 5, the Lions re-signed ingenious cornerback Emmanuel Moseley. In any case, Moseley played fair as much as Steven Gilmore did in 2023.
Moseley missed the to begin with four recreations of final season recuperating from a cleared out ACL tear he maintained with the San Francisco 49ers in 2022. At that point 2 snaps into his Lions residency, he tore his right ACL.
Detroit bringing back Moseley gives the group more cornerback profundity. But the Lions might still utilize a greater overhaul at cornerback after wrapping up the 2023 season 27th in pass defense.
On a short-term bargain, Gilmore might give the Lions an moment cornerback overhaul in free organization.