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Better or worse? Evaluating Lions roster after first wave of free agency

Allen Park — Unlike baseball, where free agency is drawn out over the entirety of MLB's offseason, the NFL's version is a fast and furious frenzy of agreements, with the majority of top players agreeing to contract terms within a week of the market opening.

The Detroit Lions certainly have been busy the past week. The team has released a couple of starters from last season, orchestrated a pair of trades and signed eight new players.

So as the 2020 roster starts to take shape with the NFL Draft on the horizon, let's look where things are looking better, and worse, for the Lions after the first wave of free agency.