Detroit Lions · 2023
All Detroit Lions seasons · 255 moves
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The 2023 season on record
The Lions made 255 moves on record in 2023: 109 signings, 104 waivers, 22 reserve-list moves, 13 terminations, 5 trades and 2 other moves. Of those, 93 brought players in (9 from other clubs by trade, claim or free agency), 128 sent players out (15 to other clubs) and 34 were reserve-list or other status moves. The busiest month was August, with 122 moves (48% of the year).
Notable arrivals
- Germain Ifedi — signed as a free agent, May 24 · 1st-round pick, 2016 (No. 31 overall)
- Teddy Bridgewater — signed as a free agent, August 10 · 1st-round pick, 2014 (No. 32 overall)
- Denzel Mims — acquired by trade from the Jets, July 20 · 2nd-round pick, 2020 (No. 59 overall)
- David Montgomery — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Bears, March 16 · 3rd-round pick, 2019 (No. 73 overall)
- Cameron Sutton — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Steelers, March 16 · 3rd-round pick, 2017 (No. 94 overall)
Notable departures
- Jeff Okudah — traded to the Falcons, April 13 · 1st-round pick, 2020 (No. 3 overall)
- Michael Brockers — released, February 24 · 1st-round pick, 2012 (No. 14 overall)
- Mike Hughes — signed by the Falcons as an unrestricted free agent, March 21 · 1st-round pick, 2018 (No. 30 overall)
- Germain Ifedi — released, August 27 · 1st-round pick, 2016 (No. 31 overall)
- D'Andre Swift — traded to the Eagles, April 29 · 2nd-round pick, 2020 (No. 35 overall)
Draft data: Pro Football Reference