The Detroit Lions added another quarterback to the mix late on Wednesday. The team has signed former Packers backup Tim Boyle to a free agent contract.
Per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Boyle will get $2.5 million for one year to jump from Green Bay to Detroit.
Boyle, 26, has spent the last three seasons with the Packers in a reserve role, serving as the No. 3 QB behind Aaron Rodgers and a couple of backups in DeShone Kizer and Jordan Love. He has completed three of his four career pass attempts, all in 2019.
He joins a Lions team that just released 2020 backup, Chase Daniel. His contract dictates that he enters the depth chart at No. 2 behind Jared Goff and ahead of third-stringer David Blough.
It’s a one-year, $2.5 million deal for Tim Boyle with the #Lions, per source. He gets a $1 million signing bonus and $1.5M in total guarantees. https://t.co/xXnwCCC2lF
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 18, 2021
