On Friday afternoon, the Detroit Lions announced that second-round pick Josh Paschal has officially signed with the team. Paschal was the final remaining player for the Lions’ 2022 draft class who had not been under contract, so there are no more rookies left for the team to sign.
It’s unclear what exactly the delay was in signing Paschal, but he was far from alone in waiting to sign with his new team. The majority of second-round picks from the 2022 NFL Draft have still not signed with their respective teams.
Paschal, a defensive end out of Kentucky, missed most of organized team activities (OTAs) and minicamp with a “lower extremity” injury that Lions head coach Dan Campbell said was related to the injury that held him out of Kentucky’s bowl game.