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Graham Glasgow playing for the Lions in 2019.
The Detroit Lions have overhauled their offensive line this offseason, parting ways with some longtime players including Graham Glasgow.
The longtime interior lineman could soon find his way to a division rival, with one outlet predicting that Glasgow will find a home with the Minnesota Vikings amid their rebuild.
Lions Could Watch Graham Glasgow Move to Minnesota
Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport identified one free agent target for all 32 NFL teams, pegging Glasgow as the logical addition for the Vikings. Gagnon noted that Glasgow could be the answer to Minnesota’s uncertainty at center.
“There’s no shortage of drama under center in the Twin Cities this year, where the acquisition of Kyler Murray sets up a summer-long battle with J.J. McCarthy for the right to be Minnesota’s starting quarterback in 2026,” Davenport wrote. “But after veteran Ryan Kelly retired, the spot in front of the quarterback is a question mark as well—the team’s top center as things stand now (Blake Brandel) hasn’t played 400 snaps at center over five-year career.”
Davenport noted that Glasgow is likely past his peak at age 33, but had proven to be a competent starter during his second stint with the Lions and could easily win the starting job in Minnesota, giving the team some versatility.
“Graham Glasgow played almost 900 snaps at center for the Detroit Lions last year alone,” Davenport wrote. “In a decade-long career spent in Detroit and Denver, Glasgow has played extensively at all three positions on the interior of the offensive line.”
Lions Hinted at Offensive Line Changes
The Lions were prepared for turnover on their offensive line, where several key players were nearing free agency or retirement. After the season ended, Lions head coach Dan Campbell said the team knew that the line would look very different in 2026 than it had that season.
“I need time to really sit down and think about all this. But what we do know is one way or another probably, change is inevitable. Now, it may not be much but there will be something that’ll change,” Campbell said, via USA Today’s Lions Wire.
The report noted that the Lions had both guards returning with Christian Mahogany on the left and Tate Ratledge on the right, but they were expected to bring in more competition for the interior positions on the line.
The Lions may have some self-inflicted errors as well. Tackle Taylor Decker opted against retirement and told the team he intended to come back, but said he didn’t get an answer from general manager Brad Holmes. Decker ultimately asked for his release after the team told his agent that they wanted him to take a pay cut.
“I think a lot of those situations that happen, it all starts with communication and what you communicate with the player, what you communicate with the player’s agent, and so it starts there,” Holmes said, via USA Today’s Lions Wire. “There was really no surprises. Again, you don’t know when a player is going to put something out. So if you want to say there was a surprise, maybe it was that a surprise, but in terms of the decisions that he made, I wouldn’t say that that’d be a surprise.”