When the Detroit Lions tried—and failed—to re-sign Josh Reynolds in free agency, there was a general feeling that the team would find someone else to replace his production. While Reynolds “only” caught 40 passes for 608 yards and five touchdowns last year, he was also a model player who could play any of the receiver positions in a pinch and had a good rapport with quarterback Jared Goff.
But now weeks after the NFL Draft, the Lions have chosen to do nothing. They haven’t signed a free agent, they didn’t spend any of their draft picks on a receiver, and even their reported undrafted free agent class of rookies only contains two slot receivers.