The Lions already have one big hole on their offensive line, and they just created another.
The team released right tackle Rick Wagner on Friday, a few days before the start of free agency.
Of course, they'll also have to find a new right tackle.
It's a sudden move by Detroit, but not all that surprising. Wagner's been one of the highest-paid right tackles in the NFL the past three seasons and hasn't often played like it. It doesn't reflect well on general manager Bob Quinn, who handed Wagner a five-year, $47.5 million deal in 2017.
Detroit now has over $50 million of cap space, although a good deal of that is likely allocated for extensions for left tackle Taylor Decker and center Frank Ragnow, not to mention receiver Kenny Golladay.