Mike Garafolo reports that the Lions are trading DT Akeem Spence to the Dolphins on Thursday.
The Lions receive a 2019 conditional seventh-round pick from Dolphins in trade for Spence
Earlier in the day, Field Yates of ESPN reported that the Lions and Spence agreed to a reworked contract.According to Yates, this move will reduce Spence’s 2018 base salary from $3.15 million to $2.575 million, but still gives him a chance to earn some of that money back.
The move created $500,000 of cap space for the Lions.
Spence, 26, is a former sixth-round pick by the Buccaneers back in 2013. He finished his four-year, $2,644,424 rookie contract with Tampa Bay before signing a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Lions last year.
In 2017, Spence appeared in all 16 games for the Lions and recorded 39 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble. Pro Football Focus graded him as the No. 65 overall defensive lineman out of 122 qualifying players.
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