Life in the NFL moves fast. So while the Detroit Lions are less than 24 hours from their dramatic win over the Green Bay Packers in the regular season finale, they’re already starting to make roster moves for next season. On Monday afternoon, the team announced that they’ve signed 10 players to futures deals.
Once the season ends for a team, every player that was on the practice squad sees their contract expire. So it is typical on the following day for teams to sign some of those players to what is called a “futures deal”—or a one-year contract near the league minimum.