DETROIT — The Detroit Lions aggressively improved one of their weaknesses this offseason, signing a trio of defensive backs from other teams and keeping a pair of their own to bolster the secondary.
Those moves, at least in part, made cornerback Jeff Okudah expendable.
Detroit is trading Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons for a fifth-round pick, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.
Detroit drafted the former Ohio State star with the No. 3 overall pick in 2020, and injuries have stunted his career so far.