By RJ Kraft and Dianna Russini
The Detroit Lions and cornerback D.J. Reed have agreed to phrases on a three-year, $48 million deal, in response to a league supply.
The 28-year-old was No. 9 on The Athletic’s top 150 updated free-agent rankings and was the second-highest-rated cornerback in the marketplace, behind Charvarius Ward. Reed was drafted by the 49ers within the fifth spherical of the 2018 NFL Draft. He spent two years with San Francisco and two years with the Seattle Seahawks earlier than inking a three-year cope with the New York Jets in 2022.
The 5-foot-9 nook put collectively three stable seasons with the Jets reverse cornerback Sauce Gardner. Reed’s greatest marketing campaign got here in 2022 when he recorded profession highs in mixed tackles (80) and cross breakups (12) and added an interception. Final yr, he missed three video games as a consequence of damage and tallied 64 mixed tackles and 11 cross breakups. Quarterbacks accomplished solely 57.1 p.c of their passes towards him, in response to Professional Soccer Reference.
In seven skilled seasons, Reed has recorded three years with a minimum of 75 mixed tackles and 4 campaigns with a minimum of 9 cross breakups. He has six profession interceptions, 4 pressured fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries and two sacks.
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Lions, D.J. Reed comply with 3-year, $48 million deal: Supply
