Mays clocked 727 snaps on offense this past season, the most he's registered in a single season. With more than 1,200 snaps at center over the past two seasons, he gives the Lions an experienced veteran they can plug and play in the middle of their offensive line. He started 12 games, allowing a pressure rate of just 2.56 percent last season (11th among centers). He has allowed just 23 total pressures, six quarterback hits and zero sacks across 803 pass-blocking reps the last two seasons.
"I love the brand of football they play," Mays said during his introductory press conference at the Meijer Performance Center last month. "I feel like I would fit in here. Coming into free agency, I felt like this is the team where they fit what I do and I fit what they do.
"You look at what you want as a player and as a person, and obviously, coach Dan (Campbell) is my kind of guy, and I feel like I'm his kind of guy. You look at stuff like that, and you look at the brand of football they play."