Geoff Schwartz to Lions: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

March 30, 2016   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

After being released by the New York Giants earlier in the offseason, Geoff Schwartz has signed with the Detroit Lions, the team announced. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the veteran offensive guard signed a one-year deal.
Schwartz commented on the deal via his Twitter account:
In one of several cost-cutting moves that saved the team a combined $12 million, the Giants cut Schwartz in February after he spent two years with the team. As the Record's Art Stapleton noted, his time in the Big Apple felt like a disappointment:
Expectations only served to drag Schwartz down with the Giants. He was supposed to play a key role on their offensive line, but he couldn't stay healthy long enough to do so. New York also wasn't getting a ton of value from the nearly $17 million it planned on giving him.
Still, given his experience and production last year—which resulted in a team-best 80.5 grade on Pro Football Focus in 2015—it was only a ...

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