The Detroit Lions have seen significant turnover on their offensive line in recent years and that could very well continue in 2026.
Among the Lions' cut candidates, according to The Athletic's Colton Pouncy, is guard Graham Glasgow, who is entering the final year of his $20 million deal.
"Glasgow now enters his age-34 season, with one year left on his contract," Pouncy said. "With a post-June 1 designation, the Lions could free up $7 million in cap space by moving on. Considering the need to upgrade the center position and the youth added at guard in recent years, this makes the most sense for the team."
Glasgow has spent the vast majority of his time with the Lions at guard, but he was pushed into the starting center role last season after Frank Ragnow retired.
The results were not good. The Lions struggled to run the ball inside and Glasgow posted lackluster run-blocking and pass-blocking grades of 54.3 and 61.3, per Pro Football Focus.
Decline is a serious concern with Glasgow, as the 33-year-old has not looked the same the past two seasons.
However, a possible explanation for that was his move to center in 2025, and then his switching to left guard from right guard in 2024, which Glasgow admitted he wasn't comfortable with.
If Glasgow does hit the open market, three teams that could have interest in the veteran guard are the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns.
In Cleveland, all five of the Browns' starting offensive linemen are pending free agents, which leaves the team in need of help all over. We could see Cleveland making a one-year bet on the aging interior lineman if all of the better options choose to sign elsewhere.
The Giants also have a need at guard with Greg Van Roten hitting free agency. The Giants don't have a great cap space situation, so a cheap addition like Glasgow is possible.
As for the Bills, guard David Edwards is set to be a free agent and should be paid handsomely. If Buffalo can't afford to bring him back, which is possible given the Bills' lack of cap space, a cheaper alternative like Glasgow might be necessary.
The last few years have not been good for Glasgow, no doubt, and that will likely hurt his stock in free agency.
But serviceable-at-worst guards still tend to do well on the open market and we suspect Glasgow won't have trouble finding a new home if the Lions cut him.
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