Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions announced Tuesday that the
team has agreed to terms on one-year contracts with safety Amari Spievey and
wide receiver Kassim Osgood.
Spievey, a restricted free agent who did receive an initial tender offer, has
started 26 games over three seasons since being taken by the Lions in the
third round of the 2010 draft. The Iowa product was limited to just five games
this past season, however, due to a pair of concussions that landed him on
injured reserve in November.
Osgood is regarded as one of the league's top special-teams players, having
gone to three Pro Bowls (2006, 2007, 2009) at that position during his prior
tenure with the San Diego Chargers. The 32-year-old was credited with seven
tackles last season, his first with Detroit after spending the previous two
years with Jacksonville.
The Lions did formally submit tender offers to their two other restricted free
agents, defensive end Willie Young and reserve offensive tackle Jason Fox.
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