After missing 15 games last season, pass rusher Marcus Davenport is reportedly returning to the Detroit Lions on a one-year deal.

Davenport had surgical repair for this injury which ended his season. He only played in two games all year. It was reported on ESPN that the injury was a triceps tear. No video here as the moment of injury was unknown.

His 2024 campaign came to a halt after suffering a triceps injury against Arizona in Week 3, but the 2018 first-round pick will run it back with Detroit for the 2025 campaign. Davenport's most productive season came in 2021 with the Saints,

The Detroit Lions are jumping ahead with making free agency decisions ahead of the league’s legal tampering period. Their Saturday decision involves an injury-riddled pass rusher, but one the Lions are clearly confident in.

The Detroit Lions are not going to neglect upgrading their defensive line this offseason. General manager Brad Holmes has started the process of shaping the 2025 roster by re-signing veteran defensive lineman Marcus Davenport prior to the start of the legal tampering period for external free agents.

The league's legal tampering period — in which teams can begin talking with agents of players who are unrestricted free agents — starts Monday at noon, according to CBS Sports.

The Detroit Lions have surprisingly decided to re-sign a player that was identified as their worst signing of the 2024 NFL offseason.

According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the Lions have released Za'Darius Smith. Smith spent the second half of the 2024 season with the Lions to try and bolster the team's pass rush while they dealt with the absence of Aidan Hutchinson.