Allen Park — The Detroit Lions formalized the retention of six of the team's seven exclusive-rights free agents on Monday, tendering five of those players, while signing running back Craig Reynolds to a new contract.
In addition to Reynolds, the Lions tendered linebacker Anthony Pittman, long-snapper Scott Daly, defensive tackle Benito Jones and tight ends Brock Wright and Shane Zylstra.
An exclusive-rights free agent is any player who ends the year on the roster, but has fewer than three seasons of service time. A tender is a non-guaranteed, one-year contract for the veteran minimum. It also prohibits the player from signing with another franchise.