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Podcast: The Detroit Lions Podcast
Episode: Daily DLP: Carlton Davis Dilemma & Draft News - Detroit Lions Podcast
Description: Contract structure takes center stageDetroit Lions fans got clarity on a headline decision. On today’s Daily Detroit Lions Podcast, Jeff Risdon unpacked why Carlton Davis chose New England and how Detroit pivoted. Dave Burkett, reporting from the Super Bowl, relayed Davis’ words: he would have signed in Detroit, and it wasn’t about money. It was the structure.Davis, the former Lions starter now with the Patriots, signed a three-year, $54 million deal with $34.5 million guaranteed and a $16.5 million signing bonus. No void years. He started slowly but improved as the season went on, then p...