Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Lions Links for Wednesday 3-25-26

Articles:

Lions sign unrestricted free agent OL Ben Bartch:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-sign-unrestricted-free-agent-ol-ben-bartch



Detroit Lions Sign Veteran OL Ben Bartch. What's His Role?:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/detroit-lions-sign-veteran-guard-ben-bartch


Lions GM Is 'Pessimistic' Planner, Hoping For Best With Terrion Arnold:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/lions-gm-is-pessimistic-planner-terrion-arnold-matter


Lions Committing to Repair Offensive Line Took Team Out of DE Market:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/lions-committing-repair-offensive-line-took-team-out-of-de-market



Lions’ thoughts on Larry Borom provide clarity on Penei Sewell’s future:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/detroit-lions-news/160572/detroit-lions-larry-borom-provide-clarity-penei-sewells-future




5 UFL players to watch for the Detroit Lions on opening weekend, including a former Lions preseason standout:  https://atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-news/5-ufl-players-to-watch-for-the-detroit-lions-on-opening-weekend-including-a-former-lions-preseason-standout/


2026 NFL free agency class rankings: Most improved rosters (3. Detroit Lions - Key acquisitions and returning players: Cade Mays, D.J. Wonnum, Larry Borom, Isiah Pacheco, Rock Ya-Sin, Roger McCreary, Juice Scruggs.  I loved: The dart throws. Detroit has more needs than it has money to throw around, but it did extremely well to take high-upside swings in the margins. Pacheco can't be 100% of what David Montgomery was for them, but the Lions don't want that anymore -- they want a capable short-yardage, pass-protecting back to relieve Jahmyr Gibbs, and they got that for near the veteran minimum.  The Lions also got a functional starter at center in Mays for $8 million per year in an offseason in which the center market was exploding. Wonnum is ideally a No. 3 edge instead of a No. 2 option, but opposite Aidan Hutchinson, he can fill the Al-Quadin Muhammad shoes and then some. At corner, McCreary can start if he's healthy, too. This class is filled with great value.  I didn't love: Left tackle. Larry Borom is a good swing backup, but the Lions don't want to live in a world where he starts 17 games on Jared Goff's blind side. Goff, for all of his improvements and strengths, is simply not a springy mover. He needs clean pockets. With the 17th pick, the Lions are squarely in contention for a franchise left tackle, and I'd put a lot of theoretical chips on that being their first-round target.):  https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48259765/2026-nfl-free-agency-class-rankings-teams-improved-better-worse-32-signings-deals

Albert Breer’s Mailbag: Why Detroit Won’t Draft Jared Goff’s Replacement (Detroit Lions - From C (@taydyl33): Any chance the Lions get Drew Allar in the second round and sit him for two years behind Goff?  C, I’m always an advocate for putting quarterbacks in the pipeline, but I think, in this case, Detroit can’t do it. There are two reasons why.  The first is relatively simple. Last year, the Lions traded both of their 2026 third-round picks in an aggressive move in last year’s third round to get receiver Isaac TeSlaa. As a result of losing their slotted pick and the pick they got for losing Aaron Glenn to the Jets, they now have only two picks in the top 100. So taking a swing on a developmental quarterback seems way more likely on Day 3, where they have multiple picks in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds.  Second, they’re at a point now where their roster is going to get top-heavy financially. Jared Goff has a market quarterback deal, and Penei Sewell, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Aidan Hutchinson, Alim McNeill and Kerby Joseph are already on big second deals, and 2023 draftees Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta, Brian Branch and Jack Campbell are now eligible for new contracts. And the champagne problem is that the looming bottleneck of contracts means having to find cheap talent through the draft to fill in around your core.

The Lions, for example, have work to do on the offensive line, a unit that was the foundation of the Brad Holmes/Dan Campbell rebuild. With only those two picks in the top 100, and shrinking cap space, it’d stand to reason resources should go there, rather than to find a developmental quarterback. So if the swing on Drew Allar—who is probably an early Day 3 pick anyway—comes in the fourth or fifth round? Good. At 50th, I’d be surprised.):  https://www.si.com/nfl/albert-breer-mailbag-why-detroit-wont-replace-jared-goff-2026-draft

2026 NFL Draft:

2026 NFL Draft Meet the Prospect: Auburn EDGE Keldric Faulk:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/2026-nfl-draft-meet-the-prospect-auburn-edge-keldric-faulk








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