The Detroit Lions have a new CB and his name is Nickell Robey-Coleman, who signed his contract on Monday.
On Wednesday, Robey-Coleman met with the media and explained why he passed up other offers to sign with the Lions.
“I love this scheme,” Robey-Coleman said. “This scheme got us to the Super Bowl.”
“I had about 6 or 7 teams calling in to check on me. When I came here, the people was the right people to go with so I took my talents here.”
Nickell Robey-Coleman, who played for DBs coach Aubrey Pleasant from 2017-19, sounds pretty excited to be in this defense: “I love this scheme. This scheme got us to the Super Bowl.”
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 11, 2021
Robey-Coleman said Houston, Arizona, Atlanta were among the six or seven teams who showed interest in him. Picked Detroit because of the people on this staff and the opportunity to “do something big.”
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 11, 2021
Veteran CB Nickell Robey-Coleman joined the Lions as a FA, passing on teams like Houston, Arizona, Minnesota, Atlanta and Seattle. “I had about 6 or 7 teams calling in to check on me. When I came here, the people was the right people to go with so I took my talents here."
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) August 11, 2021
