The Detroit Lions hit on their 2017 third-round pick, Kenny Golladay. He broke out during the 2018 campaign, logging 70 catches for 1,063 yards and five touchdowns, and then led the league with 11 touchdown receptions in 2019 while averaging 18.3 yards per catch.
Unfortunately for Golladay, he missed 11 contests because of hamstring and hip injuries this season. He only caught 20 passes for 338 yards and two touchdowns.
The Lions hired general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell to replace Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia, respectively. Despite Golladay’s production for the 2018 and 2019 terms, he goes into an offseason of uncertainty with a new regime making a decision on his short-term future.
The Lions have already traded quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff, a 2021 third-round pick, a 2022 first-rounder and a 2023 first-rounder.
Goff will need some weapons in Detroit. The team’s top three wideouts, Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr. and Danny Amendola, all have expiring contracts. The front office should make an attempt to keep at least one of the three.
In December, Golladay said he wanted to stay in Detroit, per Brad Galli of WXYZ-TV in Detroit.
“They drafted me here, so I just want to show my loyalty,” he explained. “Of course I want to be here.”
Still 27 years old, Golladay could have a place in Detroit’s rebuild. Holmes and Campbell may want to see him prove it, though. The Lions should retain the fourth-year wideout on the franchise tag even at the risk of a holdout.
Prediction: Lions franchise-tag Golladay
Nation, what do you think the Lions should do in regards to Kenny Golladay?
