Compensation update: The #Lions are trading the second of their third-round picks this year for Carlton Davis, plus a 2024 sixth-round pick and 2025 sixth-round pick. https://t.co/t403twwAQy
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 11, 2024
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made a big splash on the first day of the NFL’s pre-free agency negotiation period, agreeing to a trade that will send cornerback Carlton Davis III to the Detroit Lions.
Along with Davis, the Bucs are sending a sixth-round pick in each of the next two drafts to Detroit, and getting a third-round pick in 2024 from the Lions in return.
The pick heading to Tampa Bay will be the later of Detroit’s two third-rounders in this year’s draft, their own selection instead of the earlier one originally owned by the Minnesota Vikings.
This looks like a win-win deal for both sides, as the Lions fill a big need on defense with a veteran starter in Davis, while the Bucs get a big chunk of salary cap space while adding a valuable Day 2 draft pick.
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