For second straight day, Lions adding cornerback in free agency

For the second time in as many days, the Detroit Lions have added a cornerback during the league's negotiating window for free agents, coming to terms with Amik Robertson. A source familiar with the negotiations confirmed the agreement to the Detroit News. The NFL Network is reporting it's a two-year deal that could be worth north of $10 million, with built-in incentives.

Undersized, but with premium ball skills, the 5-foot-8, 187-pounder was an interception machine coming out of Louisiana Tech in 2020, recording at least four picks each of his three seasons at the school. A fourth-round draft pick for the Raiders, he was a little-used backup his first two years, before logging 677 and 675 defensive snaps in the past two seasons. During that stretch, he once again flashed the ability to get his hands on throws, breaking up 15 and intercepting four.

During those two seasons, Robertson allowed a little more than 60% of throws to be completed when targeted for 956 yards, seven touchdowns and those four picks. He committed just nine penalties since 2022 and was flagged for pass interference only one time last season.

Robertson offers the ability to play both outside and in the slot, which he did much more often in 2022 than last season. He was sparingly used on special teams, mostly as the wide man on the Raiders' field-goal block unit. He should provide the Lions with depth at both corner positions, while potentially competing with Cam Sutton for playing time on the outside.

The Robertson addition comes a day after the Lions agreed to trade a third-round draft pick for longtime Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis III. This marks the second consecutive offseason the team has invested heavily in its secondary.

Last year, the team signed Sutton, Emmanuel Mosely and C.J. Gardner before selecting Brian Branch in the second round of the draft. Sutton remains under contract for two more seasons, while Moseley, after tearing his ACL two snaps into his debut, recently re-signed for another year.

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