The Lions formally announced they have released LT Taylor Decker, who asked to be cut after discussions about a new deal didn’t materialize.
Lions have released T Taylor Decker. pic.twitter.com/drnMHxSGhw
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) March 9, 2026
Releasing Decker will free up $11.6 million in cap space and create $9.44 million in dead money, per OverTheCap.
Decker, 32, is a former first-round pick of the Lions back in 2016. He was in the final year of a four-year, $10.967 million contract when the Lions picked up his fifth-year option.
Decker was set to make a base salary of $10,350,000 for the 2020 season and was in line to be an unrestricted free agent in 2021 before the Lions signed him to a six-year, $85 million deal.
Detroit re-signed Decker once again in July of 2024, when the two sides agreed on a three-year, $60 million extension.
In 2025, Decker appeared in and started 14 games for the Lions at left tackle.
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