{"id":99061,"date":"2024-03-03T04:26:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T04:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/?p=99061"},"modified":"2024-03-03T04:29:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T04:29:02","slug":"lions-predicted-to-lose-pro-bowl-guard-to-giants-in-free-agency-insider-nhungn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/lions-predicted-to-lose-pro-bowl-guard-to-giants-in-free-agency-insider-nhungn\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions Predicted to Lose Pro Bowl Guard to Giants in Free Agency: Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions have worked hard through the draft and free agency to build up an offensive line that now ranks among the league\u2019s best, but could be facing a big subtraction this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Bowl guard Jonah Jackson has reached the end of his rookie contract and is set to hit free agency, with a report claiming that the New York Giants could have plans to land him. Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reported that Jackson is one of the top free agents on New York\u2019s list this offseason.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99064 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nflnhungn.aweu.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/snapedit_1709440090247.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1236\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetroit Lions left guard Jonah Jackson and Minnesota Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter, in particular, are among the top-tier free agents at those positions that the Giants like, sources at the NFL Combine say,\u201d Leonard reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Giants Eyeing Top Lions Guard<\/strong><br \/>\nLeonard reported that the Giants have a lot to improve on their offensive line, with nearly every spot in need of an upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Giants general manager Joe Schoen] needs a starting left and right guard,\u201d Leonard wrote. \u201cHe needs to fix or find his starting right tackle. He needs a reliable, backup swing tackle. And he needs better reserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From Indianapolis: Lions guard Jonah Jackson &amp; Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter are among the top-tier free agents the Giants like at two premium positions they have made priorities, per sources. More <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYDNSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NYDNSports<\/a>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nb5WFG2kCE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/nb5WFG2kCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PLeonardNYDN\/status\/1763995427559346403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he has to land at least one big fish in free agency and add more O-line talent in the draft, and he knows it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others believe that Jackson could be the \u201cbig fish\u201d that Schoen is after this offseason. Pro Football Network writer Dallas Robinson predicted in a February 22 article that the Giants would sign Jackson to boost their league-worst sack rate in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth tackle spots and center are spoken for in New York, but guard can be addressed,\u201d Robinson wrote. \u201cDetroit, already spending heavily on OL, may be unable to afford Jonah Jackson. But the Giants could use a veteran guard like Jackson, who should be comfortable in any scheme after playing in Ben Johnson\u2019s creative Lions offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lions Facing \u2018Toughest\u2019 Decision on Jonah Jackson<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Lions could have a chance to keep Jackson beyond the conclusion of his rookie deal, but it may be costly. Morgan Cannon of SB Nation\u2019s Pride of Detroit predicted that Detroit\u2019s \u201ctoughest decision\u201d this offseason will be whether to pay for Jackson\u2019s next deal.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon noted that the Lions already have a lot invested in their offensive line, with left tackle Taylor Decker carrying a $19 million cap hit in 2024 and center Frank Ragnow with a $12.8 million cap hit.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions are also expected to hand Penei Sewell a big extension within the next year, while quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown are also set for new contracts north of $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Jackson\u2019s perspective, he is 27 years old and coming off of a third-round rookie contract,\u201d Cannon wrote. \u201cIn most cases, this is the time for a player to strike while the iron is hot. There may be a team out there that is looking to upgrade their left guard spot, and if they have plenty of money to throw at the problem, the Lions may quickly find themselves out of the running to retain Jackson\u2019s services.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions have worked hard through the draft and free agency to build up an offensive line that now ranks among the league\u2019s best, but could&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}