Lions agree 4 yr deal with CB Justin Coleman ( UFA-Seahawks)

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Report: Lions make Justin Coleman the highest-paid nickel in the NFL
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Justin Coleman is a good player who has playmaking ability. That skill is something Bob Quinn put an emphasis on going into the FA period. Coleman's best position is Nickel CB. However, he's more than capable on the outside. Coleman is a good Special Teams Player as well. Very good intangibles. His experience under Matt Patricia is a major plus as well. He's not coming cheap. That's an understatement. But the overall sum of what Coleman provides is why I believe the Lions aggressively agreed to a contract with him.

[papajoe]

Hmmm...interesting signing. That’s a lot of money for a nickelback. It definitely upgrades the Lions’ secondary; but I’m curious to see how this will play out.


Joe

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Same here, Joe.

I'm anticipating that Justin Coleman will get some snaps on the outside. With Coleman an option to start on the outside if an injury occurs to a Lions starting outside CB.

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Detroit Lions find CB help in Justin Coleman, release Nevin Lawson

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Right now, I think the most likely outcome is the Lions draft a CB in the top 2 Rounds of the 2019 Draft.

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It's official!

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New Lions CB Justin Coleman: I have to 'prove that I'm worth what I was given'

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I'm confident that Justin Coleman will remain grounded. Coleman has overcome plenty of football adversity to get to where he is currently. Most former UDRFAs can't even realistically dream about ever getting a contract like the one Coleman received from the Lions.

[D6]

New Lions CB Justin Coleman probably will play inside after all


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The more the Lions have the luxury of using Justin Coleman as a Slot CB, the better.

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Lions’ Justin Coleman goes from NFL cast-off to big-money defensive back


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Justin Coleman could easily log the 2nd most CB snaps for the Lions this season, only behind Darius Slay.

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Lions’ Justin Coleman is playing like one of the best corners in the NFL

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This thread relates to the following thread:

Packers 23, Lions 22 : Game # 5 ( 2019 )

detroit-lions-forum.proboards.com/thread/425/packers-23-lions-game-2019?page=1&scrollTo=1812

Through 5 games, this is the best Lions CB play I can recall at the beginning of a season. A position unit that has been problematic in one or more ways far too often over the years has arguably been the Lions best position unit through 5 games. With Justin Coleman playing at or near Pro Bowl level.