Signing(s): Halapoulivaati Vatai signs with the Lions (5 years, $50 million)

[MMC]

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[GKJ]

Exactly the type of move i expected by the Lions

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Shades of Jeff Finger on July 1st 2008.

 

[DougieSmash]

I like Vatai but lol

 

[Avs_19]

Did the Lions just pay more to downgrade or make a lateral move from the RT they just cut last week? Not that Wagner was all that good but this is an odd move.

 

[DaaaaB's]

Did the Lions just pay more to downgrade or make a lateral move from the RT they just cut last week? Not that Wagner was all that good but this is an odd move.

Wagner was pretty terrible last year and he's always hurt so he needed to be cut. I actually wanted them to replace him with Vaitai but I thought 3 years at 5 or 6 million annually would get it done. This is massive overpayment.

 

[ArchAngel55]

He constantly needed help. A TE or RB.

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

Typical asinine Lions move. This is why Quinn & Patricia needed to be fired after last season, now they are simply making things even worse.

 

[Reality Check]

Wagner was pretty terrible last year and he's always hurt so he needed to be cut. I actually wanted them to replace him with Vaitai but I thought 3 years at 5 or 6 million annually would get it done. This is massive overpayment.

They’re the Lions.

Though, to be fair, Riley Reiff and Wagner were no better

 

[newfy]

Really good run blocker which is where they needed help. Thats a lot of money for a guy who hasnt started before but he was also behind Peters and Johnson.

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

Bob Quinn is an intern that was given a job, and has shown he doesn't have the first clue what he's doing.

 

[DaaaaB's]

Now that the details have come out this contract isn't that bad at all. It's for $45mill not 50, cap hit is only 5.4mill this year and they can cut him after year two with no dead money. It's a very team friendly structure to the contract.