Romeo Okwara Re-Signs with the Lions
Okwara will go down as a major success story for future NFL players. He went undrafted in 2016 after spending four years at Notre Dame, and he signed a deal with the Giants as an undrafted free agent. The Giants waived him in September of 2018, and the Lions decided to roll the dice and claim him. Okwara rewarded the Lions with 7.5 sacks over 14 games in 2018, which officially earned him a contract extension. His play dropped off a bit in 2019, but he bounced back with a team-high 10.0 sacks in 2020. No other player on the team had more than 3.5 sacks, and his 61 pressures ranked fifth in the league among edge rushers.
The Lions were not willing to part with Okwara this offseason, and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the team has brought him back on a three-year, $39M deal. The Lions still have a long way to go towards being competitive — especially after making the curious decision to let Kenny Golladay walk — but re-signing Okwara is a nice start.
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