The Detroit Lions have been one of the top offenses in the NFL the past two seasons. But the challenge of free agency is keeping it all together. Detroit has several members of its offense under contract for the foreseeable future including Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell and Jahmyr Gibbs and even the depth pieces are hoping to come along for the ride.
One of those players is wide receiver Tim Patrick, who openly campaigned to come back to the Lions on social media this week. While Detroit’s depth chart is loaded at receiver, he was able to get his wish and continue his time as a Lion on Friday morning.
Lions WR Tim Patrick Re-Signs With Detroit In Free Agency
According to the team’s X account, the Lions have re-signed Patrick to a one-year contract. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo adds that the contract is worth up to $4 million and brings Patrick back to Detroit for a second season.
#Lions have re-signed WR Tim Patrick pic.twitter.com/xXFZqL4I1d
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) March 14, 2025
Patrick was one of the NFL’s best comeback stories last season. After spending his first four seasons with the Denver Broncos, Patrick missed the 2022 and 2023 seasons with a torn ACL and a torn Achilles. His comeback bid began when he signed with the Lions’ practice squad during last year’s training camp and made his way into a contributing role when elevated catching 33 passes for 394 yards and three touchdowns in 16 games.
Patrick also was strong in the running game, logging a 67.3 pass-blocking grade and a 64.9 run-blocking grade according to Pro Football Focus.
Bringing Patrick back to the Lions is great for their receiving depth as he’ll slot in behind St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Kalif Raymond. But it also is great news for Patrick, who made a post on his Instagram story claiming “I only want to work with the Lions” earlier this week.
With Patrick in the fold, the Lions offense is largely intact despite losing offensive guard Kevin Zeitler in free agency and will look to get Detroit over the hump for its first Super Bowl appearance in 2025.