Marvin Jones Agrees To Sign With Lions On Five-Year, $40M Deal

Mar 14, 2016, 21:11

Jones emerged with the Cincinnati Bengals as the flawless complement to A.J. Green. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday night, March 9, 2016, because the deal had not been announced. It took Johnson nine seasons to catch 750 passes and receivers like Brown, Beckham, Jones, and Robinson are on track to record more catches in a shorter time period.

The most powerful words coming from the retirement of Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson came not from Johnson but former teammate Nate Burleson, according to USA Today.

Jones joins the Lions after spending the previous four seasons (2012-15) with the Cincinnati Bengals. "I have played my last game of football".

This season he finished with 88 receptions for 1,214 yards and nine touchdowns.

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Jones, who will turn 26 on Saturday, was considered the top wide receiver free agent after the Bears franchise tagged Alshon Jeffery.

Despite the disappointment many may feel, Calvin Johnson's decision to retire may have come as a relief to the Detroit Lions. But, after signing his contract Thursday, Jones said he's ready to contribute however the team wants to help the Lions maintain the momentum they had at the end of 2015. I loved playing in Detroit and will forever be a Lion.

The Lions announced that the two sides settled contractual issues, but no details were immediately available on the settlement. With the $40 million in cap space, new general manager Bob Quinn has a long road ahead. While I truly respect the significance of this, whose who know me best will understand and not be surprised that I choose not to have a press conference for this announcement.

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Those were expected to be the two most important positions heading into free agency with safeties Iloka and Reggie Nelson and wide receivers Jones and Mohamed Sanu looking for new deals.

Johnson paid back 10% of the $3.2 million, which was then credited back to the Lions' cap. The Lions had exclusive rights to him.

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