The Detroit Lions announced they have agreed to terms with former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison.
The Lions did not announce the terms of the deal, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that it’s a veteran minimum one-year deal for $910,000 including a $137,500 guaranteed signing bonus.
“Allison spent the last four seasons (2016-19) with the Green Bay Packers after signing with the team as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Illinois in 2016,” the Lions said in a press release. “He has appeared in 46 career games (14 starts) and has logged 89 receptions for 1,045 yards (11.7 avg.) and six touchdowns.”
At 6-3, 202 pounds, Allison operated mainly as a big slot with the Packers in 2019, but he does have the ability to play outside as well. He doesn’t provide much help on special teams, so he will likely have to win a job outright on offense in order to make this roster. Allison gives the Lions a different body type on the interior and has a chance to earn a job as the Lions fourth or fifth wide receiver on the current roster.
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