Roy Lopez's Return Crucial for Lions After Career-Best Season

Defensive tackle Roy Lopez is a crucial free agent for the Detroit Lions, with both sides expressing mutual interest in his return after he had a career year in 2025. Lopez provided stability and productive snaps, recording 30 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 5 QB hits, and 4 tackles for loss in 17 games. His PFF defensive grade was 68.7 (32nd among DL), and he led Lions DTs in sacks, QB hits, and TFLs. Entering his age-29 season, Lopez has improved his processing and run defense. Spotrac projects a 3-year, $19.068 million deal, though other outlets project lower.