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The Detroit Lions are signing former Philadelphia Eagles security Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to a one-year deal value $8 million, ESPN stories.
Gardner-Johnson, 25, who was Pete Prisco’s No. 18 ranked free agent, was part of a commerce from New Orleans in August. The Eagles despatched a fifth-round choose to the Saints in alternate for the security and a seventh-round choose. In his lone season with the Super Bowl runner-ups, he led the league with six interceptions, and in addition had 67 tackles, one sack and eight move deflections.
It has been each a expertise and a mind drain in Philadelphia this offseason. The franchise has misplaced defensive deal with Javon Hargrave, offensive deal with Andre Dillard, linebacker T.J. Edwards, security Marcus Epps, offensive guard Isaac Seumalo, Gardner-Johnson and others from the roster. They additionally misplaced each coordinators: Shane Steichen (now the Colts head coach) and Jonathan Gannon (the brand new Cardinals head coach). The Eagles had already allotted important assets to its secondary by way of the retention of cornerbacks Darius Slay and James Bradberry.
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General supervisor Howie Roseman has the Nos. 10 and 30 total picks within the 2023 NFL Draft to handle the franchise’s wants, which now embrace security.
Gardner-Johnson joins a makeshift Lions secondary that has additionally added cornerbacks Emmanuel Moseley and Cam Sutton this offseason. Rookie security Kerby Joseph performed effectively this season and veteran security Tracy Walker additionally returns. Lions head coach Dan Campbell and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn had been assistants on the Saints workers when the group drafted the security out of Florida.
