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Mar 9, 2022

- - - In a move that is best described as a contractual formality, the Detroit Lions made the required contract tender offers to 13 pending exclusive rights free agents on Wednesday. - Exclusive rights free agents, more commonly known as ERFAs, are players who were on the active roster for just one or two seasons and have an expiring contract. Practice squad players do not count. The players are offered the league-minimum salary for the upcoming season. - The 13 players feature the three starting specialists and several young players who have played quite a bit on special teams: - - LS Scott Daly - P Jack Fox - CB Mark Gilbert - S JuJu Hughes - RB Godwin Igwebuike - WR Tom Kennedy - G Tommy Kraemer - OLB Jessie Lemonier - T Matt Nelson - K Riley Patterson - LB Anthony Pittman - CB Bobby Price - TE Brock Wright - - Not all of the ERFA players were brought back. Detroit did not make offers to three: OLB Rashod Berry, S Jalen Elliott and OL Ryan McCollum. They are now street free agents free to sign with any other NFL team. - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Lions Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Lions Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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