Detroit Lions Replace Ndamukong Suh at a Huge Cost with Trade for Haloti Ngata

March 10, 2015   ·   Michael Schottey   ·   Jump to comments

The Detroit Lions had a huge hole to fill with the impending departure of Ndamukong Suh, and they found a huge player to replace him. 
In a move Aaron Wilson of The Baltimore Sun first reported, the Lions sent a fourth- and fifth-round draft pick to Baltimore for Ngata and a seventh-round pick. Ngata, 31, was set to cost the Ravens $16 million against their cap this season, per The Sun, and there had been plenty of speculation that he would be a cap casualty because of that. 
Now, the Ravens get mid-round picks for a player they were thinking about cutting. 
Detroit gets an immense talent at defensive tackle.
Lions safety Glover Quin told Dave Birkett at the Detroit Free Press: 
I think it was a great pick up. Obviously, he's a great player in this league. He's done some great things. He won a Super Bowl. He's huge for us in the middle of the d-line. He's familiar with Coach Austin and his system and Coach Caldwell as well. I ...

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