Detroit Lions
22 Mar 2025, 01:35 GMT+10
Allen Park, Mich.The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed unrestricted free agent CB Avonte Maddox. Contract terms were not disclosed.
Maddox joins the Lions after spending the first seven seasons (2018-24) of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2024, he appeared in all 17 games (three starts) and tallied 19 tackles (eight solo) and five pass defenses. Maddox appeared in all four postseason games for the Eagles in 2024, highlighted by a pass defense in Super Bowl LIX.
In 81-career games (41 starts), Maddox has recorded 264 tackles (194 solo), 36 pass defenses, 13 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles, eight quarterback hits, four interceptions and one fumble recovery. He has played in 11 postseason contests (six starts) and posted 40 tackles (30 solo), five pass defenses and two tackles for loss.
He originally entered the NFL with Philadelphia as a fourth-round draft selection (125th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Pittsburgh.
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Allen Park, Mich.The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed unrestricted free agent CB Avonte Maddox. Contract terms were...