DT Tyler Conklin Lights Up NFL With Exceptional Playoffs!
Contract details are out for new Detroit Lions tight end Tyler Conklin.
The Detroit Lions inked tight end Tyler Conklin on Friday of last week, adding a measure of insurance as star tight end Sam LaPorta works back from a back surgery . Conklin, a former Vikings , Jets and Chargers tight end, will be 31 years old entering this season and brings veteran experience to the Lions . The 6-foot-3, 248-pound tight end has played in 127 career NFL regular-season games, starting 69 of them.
Now, he joins a group of tight ends headlined by LaPorta and Brock Wright. On Tuesday, Conklin's contract details with the Lions emerged. Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, Conklin will earn a base salary of $1.
3 million and has a cap hit of $1. 075 million. Both Over The Cap and Spotrac show those same contractual figures for Conklin.
#Lions Tyler Conklin: $1. 3M, salary cap $1. 075M veteran salary benefit ā Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 17, 2026 Conklin caught just seven passes for for 101 yards last season with the Chargers.