Lions poach a free agent cornerback from the Eagles

Avonte Maddox is coming home to Detroit.

The Lions have signed the free agent cornerback to a deal, per his partner's Instagram feed.Maddox has spent his entire NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, beginning as a fourth-round pick back in the 2018 NFL Draft.

The 28-year-old Maddox played collegiately at Pittsburgh after graduating from Martin Luther King HS in Detroit.

While he's battled several injuries over the years, Maddox played in all 17 regular-season games for the Super Bowl champs in 2024.

At 5-foot-9 and 190 listed pounds, Maddox has played primarily in the slot or in a hybrid slot/safety role for most of the last few seasons after seeing more action outside early in his career.

Maddox recorded 20 tackles and five PDs in just over 350 snaps in 2024.

He had missed 21 games over the prior two seasons with injuries.

This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Lions free agency: Detroit signs ex-Eagles CB Avonte Maddox.

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