Back again here with our Detroit Lions free agent profiles series for the 2023-2024 season. This time I am here to discuss offensive lineman Halapoulivaati Vaitai. Vaitai signed with the Lions back in 2020, inking a five-year $45 million deal. With injuries riddling Vaitai the past few seasons, it might be time for Detroit to move onto someone else for depth on the offensive line.
Let’s take a deeper look at the case for letting Vaitai go.
Here’s a look at our previously written free agent profiles: WR Josh Reynolds, EDGE Romeo Okwara
Halapoulivaati Vaitai
Expectations heading into 2023
Vaitai missed all of the 2022 season due to a back injury he suffered against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the preseason finale.