Earlier in the week
Cheap Austin Bryant Jersey , we tentatively advocated for the Detroit Lions to make a play at recently released cornerback Robert Alford. The Falcons cut the
30-year-old Alford in a move that will save them $7.9 million. Though the
veteran cornerback is coming off a terrible season, Alford’s reputation was good
enough I thought the Lions should take a look at him.According to a report from
John Gambadoro of 98.7 in Phoenix, the Lions were among the teams interested in
the free agent. However, as John states, Alford has signed with the Arizona
Cardinals instead.Because Alford is a veteran and he was released (and his
contract didn’t expire), he immediately hit free agency and was free to sign
anywhere. He did not have to wait until free agency opens (for expired
contracts) in mid March. He chose the Cardinals
Austin Bryant Jersey Womens , inking a pretty hefty three-year deal with Arizona.That may have been a bit too rich for the Lions, especially considering
there’s no guarantee that Alford was going to bounce back from his disappointing
2018 season. However, this is yet another sign that the Lions have interest in
improving their cornerback unit for the second straight offseason. Last year,
they were reportedly interested in both Richard Sherman and Malcolm Butler. In
the season opener, the Lions gave up a big lead and wound up tying the Cardinals
after failing to secure a win in regulation or overtime.Sunday’s game looked
like it might play out in similar fashion. The Lions saw their lead shrink from
10 points to three points and the Eagles had two chances to erase what was left
of that lead in the final minutes, including a drive that started at midfield
after a blocked field goal.The Lions defense held
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Wide receiver Marvin Jones called it a “resilient” performance and quarterback
Matthew Stafford agreed with that assessment.“I think it’s good to get wins, not
playing your best football,” Stafford said, via the . “I know we haven’t played
our best football. We had too many procedural penalties on offense. I think we
gave up two first downs on defense
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good team next week when the 3-0 Chiefs pay them a visit. That would be a good
time to try winning while playing their best football.
