The Detroit Lions have officially moved on from NT Damon ‘Snacks’ Harrison and now they are in a position where they absolutely must find his replacement before the start of the 2020 season.
I have already said that the Lions can replace Snacks by signing soon to be free agent DT D.J. Reader.
http://gty.im/1172849462
On Monday another option became available to the Lions as it has been reported that the Carolina Panthers are not expected to exercise their 2020 team option on DT Dontari Poe.
The #Panthers are not expected to exercise their 2020 team option on DT Dontari Poe, per @JourdanRodrigue. The move will save Carolina $9.8M in cap space.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 2, 2020
Poe, who will be 30 when the 2020 season kicks off, is not as juicy an option as Reader, but he could become a stop-gap for a couple of seasons.
He has the ability to eat up space in the middle (not to the level of Snacks) and has been solid against the pass and the run during his career.
In 2019, he had 22 tackles and four sacks in 11 games (10 starts) with the Panthers. In his career, Poe has picked up 278 tackles and 20.5 sacks in 121 games (118 starts).
If the Lions are not able to land D.J. Reader, Poe is probably the next best option, though I personally would not give him a contract over 2 years in length.
