What was the Detroit Lions’ biggest offseason loss?

TAMPA, FL - April 25: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Newly Signed Free Agent Alex Anzalone addresses the media during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Free Agents Press Conference on March 12, 202 at the AdventHealth Training Center at One Buccaneer Place in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With DJ Reader agreeing to terms with the New York Giants this week , the Detroit Lions’ have now seen 11 of their own free agents sign elsewhere. You can see the full list of the Lions’ free agency losses and gains here with our 2026 Detroit Lions offseason tracker .

For a team that really values keeping and rewarding their own, it’s been a surprisingly active offseason for Detroit. Much of that was by necessity. The Lions were clearly in savings mode, as only one of their free agency signings—or even re-signings— averaged more than $5 million per year (Cade Mays).

Meanwhile, of the 11 players the Lions lost this free agency, four averaged more than $5 million a year: Roy Lopez (2-for-$10. 5M), Alex Anzalone (2-for-$17M), Amik Robertson (2-for-$15M), and Reader (2-for-$12. 5M).

And while the Lions only handed out a single contract longer than a year (again, Mays), seven of the players they lost got at least two-year deals with their new team. So today’s Question of the Day is: What was the Lions’ biggest offseason loss? My answer: I think it’s Anzalone, and it’s not all that close.