On the eve of NFL free agency, the Detroit Lions locked up their longest-tenured player. Long snapper Don Muhlbach will be back in Detroit for a 17th straight season.
The Lions announced on Saturday they have signed Muhlbach to another one-year contract. It has become an annual rite of passage to lock up Muhlbach for one more year. Terms were not disclosed, but Muhlbach made $1.12 million in 2019 after making $1.10 in 2018.
Muhlbach has been the Lions long snapper since 2004, when he signed with the team after being dumped as a rookie free agent by the Baltimore Ravens. Only kicker Jason Hanson has played more games in a Lions uniform than Muhlbach. He did not miss a game in the entire decade of the 2010s.
