Many Detroit Lions supporters thought Cameron Sutton should have left the team after his unimpressive rookie season. He’s gone now, but regrettably under more general conditions because this past week a warrant for his arrest was made public. The following day, the team let him go.
The Lions’ need for a cornerback has significantly decreased as a result of the Buccaneers’ trade for Carlton Davis and the acquisition of Amik Robertson. However, it was brought up again after Sutton’s incident, if only to discuss the possibility of drafting another veteran player before the others.
As general manager Brad Holmes put it earlier in the offseason, “you can never have too many corners.”
Therefore, even if Holmes waits until the draft to address Sutton’s absence or departure, it is improbable that he does nothing. But as things are right now, a rookie would be taking on a rather important role. There is a possibility to add a veteran through a trade or free agency.
Naturally, there is one noteworthy cornerback that could be traded that isn’t on the board. L’Jarius Sneed is headed to the Tennessee Titans, where he will undoubtedly sign the lucrative contract that eliminated the Lions from contention as the negotiations progressed.
The Lions could trade for any of these remaining, potentially available cornerbacks to replace Sutton.
5. Denver Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II,
Specifically addressing and dispelling any residual notion regarding Surtain to the Lions here. Rightly or wrong, they probably wouldn’t do it for Surtain if they weren’t willing to cover every expense for Sneed. Indeed, Surtain is three years younger; in April, he will turn 24. However, he is on the verge of signing a deal that may completely reset the cornerback market, and the Lions’ impending future contract extension expenditures are widely known.
4. The Tennessee Titans’ Caleb Farley
To say that Farley’s NFL career has not gone well thus far would be an enormous understatement. His career began later than expected in 2021 due to a back issue, and his debut season was cut short by an ACL tear. In his second season (2022), he participated in nine games; nevertheless, he was sidelined by back pain the entire previous season.
3. The Minnesota Vikings’ Andrew Booth
Booth is what a buy-low would be defined as in a dictionary. After being selected by the Vikings in the second round of the 2022 draft, he had an injury-plagued rookie season in which he only appeared in six games. Despite suiting up for every game in the previous season, he only played 272 snaps overall (121 special teams snaps and 151 defensive snaps). His Pro Football Focus coverage grade in that limited sample from the previous season was 69.1, which would have placed him in the top 50 among cornerbacks if he had received enough snaps to be eligible.
2. New Orleans Saints player Marshon Lattimore
It would be almost too simple to link Lattimore to the Lions as a trade target. During Lattimore’s first four seasons with the Saints, head coach Dan Campbell and, more significantly, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn were part of the coaching staff. While Glenn was the defensive backs coach for the Saints, Lattimore was nominated to three Pro Bowls (2019, 2020) and won Defensive Rookie of the Year (2017) with his assistance.
1. Cleveland Browns player Greg Newsome
Prior to the commencement of free agency, Jeff Risdon of Lions Wire revealed that the Lions were interested in the Washington Post claim that the Browns were prepared to trade one of their top three cornerbacks. If Cleveland decides to deal for a cornerback, Newsome is a better trade candidate than Denzel Ward or Martin Emerson because he must decide on his fifth-year option by May 2.
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