Mike Garofolo of NFL Media reports that the Lions are restructuring the contract of veteran LB Jamie Collins for some cap relief.
Collins is currently owed $9 million in total cash for the 2021 season, but the Lions plan to add voidable years to his contract to reduce his cap figure of $11.3 million.
Collins, 31, is a former second-round pick of the Patriots back in 2013. The Patriots traded him to the Browns for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2016 and he later agreed to a four-year, $50 million contract.
However, the Browns cut Colllins loose in 2019 and he returned to New England soon after. The Lions opted to sign Collins to a three-year, $30 million contract that included $18 million fully guaranteed last year.
In 2020, Collins appeared in 14 games for the Lions and recorded 101 tackles, one sack, an interception, three forced fumbles, a recovery and six passes defended.
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