On the day of the franchise-player deadline, the Lions signed defensive tackle Cory Redding, their franchise-player, to a seven-year, $49 million contract that included $16 million in guarantees, including $13 million in signing bonus and roster guarantees. Redding will receive little more than $20 million over the next 3 years.
The deal makes the 26 year old the highest paid defensive tackle in the league. The deal beats out the five-year, $33.24 million contract given to Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams.
Last year, Redding had 48 tackles, 39 solo, 2 forced fumbles, and 8 sacks. Lion's head coach Rod Marinelli moved Redding from defensive end to defensive tackle. Now, Reddings appears to be one of the best DT in football.
The deal beat the 4:00 PM eastern deadline today for franchise-players to sign new deals. Had the deal not gotten done, Reddings would have been forced to accept a 1 year deal and would have to wait to the end of the season to sign an extension with Detroit. But now Reddings will be in the Lions training camp, ready to make a great defensive tackle combination of him and Shaun Rogers.
I'll keep you posted on the Lance Briggs and Asante Samuel negations as we are about 40 minutes from the deadline.
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