Overview

• General manager Brad Holmes confirmed ongoing dialogue with Za’Darius Smith’s agent as Detroit weighs aligning on contract terms for a potential return.
• Smith recorded four sacks in eight games for the Lions last season and has publicly voiced his desire to rejoin Detroit’s defensive front.
• Holmes acknowledged that differing compensation expectations remain a hurdle but emphasized that mutual interest endures despite no immediate agreement.
• Detroit plans to initiate long-term contract talks with Aidan Hutchinson soon, though Holmes said the parties have not yet held intense negotiations.
• Hutchinson has been fully cleared for training camp and is displaying no lingering effects from his October 2024 leg fracture under the team’s fifth-year option.