Detroit Lions 2026 free agency recap: Age, medical concern levels

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The Lions' free agency signings are mostly complete at this point. The crown jewel was clearly new center, Cade Mays, who received a 3-year deal.

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I did medical reports on 26 free agent Lions additions and here is a recap. As you can see, the Lions did a good job staying on the younger, healthier side of the free agent spectrum.

Detroit Lions 2026 Free Agency medical concern level chart

  • Average concern level = 3.7/10
  • Median concern level = 3/10
  • Average age = 27.9

Quick Takeaways of Lions 2026 Free Agency

  • The Lions generally stayed on the lower end of the medical concern spectrum. Only six of 26 players were a level 6/10 or higher.
  • Only rarely did they dip into the high concern pool with players coming off season-ending injuries.
  • The average age of 27.9 is comfortably below 30, and a good spot to be for the free agent pool. Only seven of 26 players were age 30 or over.
  • The Lions minimized risk by giving only 1-year deals to every player except Cade Mays.

LOW CONCERN

🟢Thomas Gordon, TE (26)

  • Medical concern level: 0/10 - Clean
  • Contract: 1 year, $885,000 with $0 guaranteed

🟢Cade Mays, C (27)

  • Medical concern level: 1/10 - Ankle, shoulder
  • Contract: 3 years, up to $25 million with $14 million guaranteed

🟢Trevor Nowaske, LB (27)

  • Medical concern level: 1/10 - Elbow, concussion
  • Contract: 1 year, $1.35M with $550,000 guaranteed

🟢Myles Adams, DT (28)

  • Medical concern level: 1/10 - Clean
  • Contract: 1 year, $1.145M with $0 guaranteed

🟢Tom Kennedy, WR (30)

  • Medical concern level: 1/10 - Clean
  • Contract: 1 year, $1.234 million with $20K guaranteed

For the rest of the list of free agent signings, visit Detroit Lions 2026 Free Agency Recap: medical concerns, contract details.

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