Detroit’s roster turnover continues.
Dave Birkett of The Detroit Free Press reports the Lions told DE Trey Flowers they are releasing him. Flowers was set to make $ 16 million with a $23 million cap hit this year.
The move will not be made official until next week.
Detroit signed Flowers to a five-year, $90 million in the 2019 offseason. His Patriots connections with then head coach Matt Patricia and then head coach Bob Quinn were a huge reason why the team wanted him at the time.
In three seasons, Flowers only played in 29 games for Detroit, including 14 games combined since 2020.