The Detroit Lions stayed active after the first wave of NFL free agency last month. While many were winding down after the exciting signings of Trey Flowers, Jesse James and Justin Coleman the Lions went out and added former Oakland Raiders cornerback Rashaan Melvin on a one-year deal worth just over $2 million.
Melvin played in 14 games last season, getting a starting designation in seven of them. The corner intercepted one pass and defended nine others in 2018, but the box score does not tell you a thing about the kind of campaign he had.