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The Detroit Lions 2023 season is in the books, which means we’re shifting gears and beginning to take a deeper look at the 2024 offseason.

For this continuously updating piece, we will focus on the Lions’ roster heading toward free agency and the NFL Draft.

This article is organized by position group and will provide fans with an overview of the players on the roster, injured reserve, or practice squad at the end of the season.

Within each section, we will provide readers with an end-of-season depth chart at the position, identify the roles players held, the 2024 contract details of the players currently signed by the Lions, as well as several key terms to better clarify each player’s situation.

Jared Goff is in the final year of his contract, and as is with most starting NFL quarterbacks, he has begun talks with the Lions on a contract extension.

Early expectations are that a new deal will get done this offseason. The asterisk in the guarantees column indicates a potential addendum, and in Goff’s case, he will have another $5 million of his contract become guaranteed (bringing the total up to $10 million) if he is still on the roster come March 15—there is no change to the 2024 cap hit in this situation.

Hendon Hooker is the only other quarterback under contract at this time, and with a rookie deal in place, the Lions appear to be in a very good spot with an affordable, high-upside backup in their ranks.

backup, Teddy Bridgewater is expected to retire this offseason, but due to a voided year in his contract, he will still account for $500,000 against the cap in 2024.

For those not familiar, voided years are a team’s way of freeing up salary cap space in the current while pushing the cost into a future year—it’s becoming more common in the ever-evolving NFL contract landscape.