Matt Patricia is bringing another former New England Patriot to the Detroit Lions.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that defensive lineman Trey Flowers, who played under Patricia in New England from 2015-2017, has agreed to join the Lions on a lucrative five-year contract in the range of $16-17 million per season.
Flowers, a fourth-round pick in the 2015 draft, played in just one game as a rookie before emerging as a starter in 2016. Between 2016-2018, Flowers totaled 164 tackles, 25 tackles for loss and 21 sacks. He is coming off a career-high 7.5 sacks in 2018 and was one of this offseason’s top available free agents.