One of the Lions’ important role players will remain with them.
According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Detroit have reached a two-year agreement.
With a contract worth $7.5 million and a maximum of $8 million, he becomes the highest-paid core special teams player in the league. Reeves-Maybin will get a $2.5 million signing bonus on top of a full guarantee of $5.245 million.
Maybin, 29, spent the 2022 season with Houston before coming back to Detroit in 2023. Along with two QB hits, a sack, and a tackle for loss, he totaled 20 tackles.
Eight percent of defensive snaps and 82% of special teams snaps were spent with him on the field.
Reeves-Maybin, a 2017 fourth-round selection, has made 104 appearances in games with 14 starts. Before moving to Houston in 2022, he was a Detroit resident for his first five years of life. When he rejoined the Lions in 2023, he was a first-time Pro Bowl player and second-team All-Pro.
