Lions re-sign CB Marcus Cooper to a 1 year contract

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Lions keep cornerback Marcus Cooper

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Assuming the contract is at or near the NFL Veteran Minimum, it's a good decision by the Lions to re-sign Marcus Cooper.

It's far from a given Cooper will make the Lions opening day roster. However, Cooper provides legit competition at CB ( for a backup outside CB job ) and on Special Teams.

The re-signing of Cooper doesn't lessen the need for legit starting competition at outside CB, opposite Darius Slay.

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Detroit Lions bring CB Marcus Cooper back on one-year deal


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The ideal situation at CB is the Lions have the luxury of primarily using Justin Coleman at Slot CB.

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Contract info on four recent Detroit Lions signings:


Cooper's one-year deal has an $805,000 base salary -- $150,000 of which is guaranteed. He also had a $90,000 signing bonus. He carries a cap hit of $735,000 and would cost the Lions $240,000 in dead money if he's cut.

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Though this is an NFL Veteran Minimum Contract the Lions can easily move on from, Marcus Cooper received far more guaranteed money ( $ 240,000 ), relatively speaking, than the other 3 players mentioned in the article that the Lions signed.