Lions general manager Brad Holmes took time to speak with Lions reporters Tuesday morning at the Annual League Meetings in Florida
. Holmes touched on a number of different topics ranging from free agency, the NFL Draft, the current construction of the roster and moves he still hopes to make.
Here are the key questions from that media session:
How did the first wave of free agency go with the additions they were able to make to the roster?
The additions of guard Kevin Zeitler, defensive lineman DJ Reader, edge rusher Marcus Davenport and cornerback Amik Robertson, plus the trade for cornerback Carlton Davis III and the re-signing of some of their own free agents, makes this offseason the best free agency haul the team has had to date in Holmes’ opinion.
“I truly believe this was our best free agency haul that we’ve had since we’ve been here,” he said. “The reason why I say that is through our planning and process this year we have these No. 1 targets, and we were literally able to get every single one of our No. 1 targets that we were out to get.”
It doesn’t always work that way in free agency but landing all of their top free agency targets has put the Lions roster in a terrific position with both talent and depth as they prepare to add to it with three picks in the top 100 in next month’s NFL Draft.
Holmes still isn’t done with free agency. He said re-signing wide receiver Josh Reynolds is a priority.
After the release of Cam Sutton, does Holmes still view cornerback as a position of need?
It’s fortunate Holmes and the Lions were able to acquire Davis via trade and sign Robertson in free agency. Along with second-year nickel cornerback Brian Branch and the re-signing of Emmanuel Moseley, Holmes likes the competition developing at cornerback and doesn’t view it as a must-add.
“We really like the competition that we currently have,” he said. “We don’t feel like the Cam Sutton situation really altered the landscape of how we approach the draft.”
He also said teams can never have too many good cornerbacks. Holmes has taken a cornerback in every draft he’s run since coming to Detroit in 2021.
Speaking of Moseley specifically, Holmes said his recovery from a torn ACL is on track and going well.
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