Trio Of Lions To Restructure Contracts To Get Team Under Salary Cap

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"The Lions dropped some $16 million off their 2012 payroll Monday by restructuring the contracts of defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Nate Burleson. Doing that will get the franchise in compliance with the $120.6 million salary cap in time for the opening of the NFL's new fiscal year and free-agency (4 p.m. Tuesday). They entered the week some $11 million over, a number that includes the $10.6 million franchise tag they placed on defensive end Cliff Avril last week.

The question now: Will that be enough to enable the Lions to re-sign free agents Stephen Tulloch, Jeff Backus, Eric Wright, Shaun Hill and others? Tulloch, talking on Sirius NFL Radio on"

Source: Detroit News

 

[RipCity32]

Really like to know what our numbers are at now. I'd love if we could re-sign the mentioned players as well as bring in Finnegan or someone for the secondary.

 

[Pugz]

nneed to resign those players and bring in secondary help before I start thinking about a playoff return.