The Detroit Lions lost former Pro Bowl left guard Jonah Jackson in NFL free agency. But they re-signed veteran guard Graham Glasgow, and he isn’t about to accept losing Jackson as a reason the Lions don’t have a strong offensive line in 2024.
Glasgow made it clear to reporters on March 13 that despite how good Jackson is, the Lions offensive line can be better next fall.
“I think we can still be really, really good,” Glasgow said. “I think Jonah’s an amazing player. He’s very talented. He’s a good guard.
“At the end of the day, it just comes down to, we’re gonna work. We’re gonna get after it, and I mean, we’ll figure it out.”
Without Jackson, former undrafted free agent Kayode Awosika and 2023 fifth-round pick Colby Sorsdal are Detroit’s interior options to start at left guard. Jackson left to sign a 3-year, $51 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams.
Glasgow, who is projected to start at right guard, returned to Detroit on a 3-year, $20 million deal.
In a perfect world, Glasgow would probably prefer to have his guard mate back for the 2024 season. But from an individual perspective, the past 13 months couldn’t have gone much better for Glasgow.
He returned to Detroit on a 1-year, $2.75 million contract last offseason. Glasgow expected to be a reserve interior offensive linemen, but he started 15 games because of injuries. He mostly played right guard but made starts at all three interior offensive line spots.
Playing well with his opportunity, Glasgow earned a significant pay raise. The veteran guard’s average annual salary tripled on his new contract.
“You guys called it a prove it deal, and it was,” Glasgow said of his 2023 1-year contract. “I said I proved it here before, and I want to prove it again. And that’s what I did.”
Glasgow’s return to the Lions, though, wasn’t just about money.
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