One day before their first game of the 2026 regular season, the Lions have cleared a sizable chunk of cap space.
And all that it implies.
As reported by the folks at Spotrac, the Lions have restructured the contracts previously signed by receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and tackle Penei Sewell.
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For Brown, the Lions converted $26 million of base salary into a signing bonus. That creates $20.8 million in cap space.
Sewell’s contract had $18.6 million in base salary converted into a signing bonus. The move opens up another $14.8 million in cap space.
Most if not all veteran contracts give the team the ability to restructure the deal, every…
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