The Detroit Lions are re-signing Al-Quadin Muhammad, as they continue to fill out their defensive end room.
The Detroit Lions continue to bring back contributors from the 2024 season. The latest, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, is defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad, who is re-signing with Detroit on a one-year deal. No additional terms were immediately made available.
Muhammad was one of Detroit’s many mid-season additions on defense. Originally signed to the practice squad on October 7, Muhammad would end up playing in nine games for the Lions, including making two starts. He finished the season with 11 tackles, 3.0 sacks, a pass defended, and five quarterback hits.
Last year wasn’t his first time around coach Dan Campbell and then-defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. Muhammad was drafted by the New Orleans Saints back in 2017, when Campbell was the team’s assistant head coach/tight ends coach, and Glenn coached the Saints secondary. In seven career seasons, Muhammad has had 15.0 sacks and 38 quarterback hits over 93 games and 36 starts.
Throughout his 2024 season, Muhammad regularly got public praise from Campbell.
“Dude, he’s grown,” Campbell said in January. “As a matter of fact, we were talking about him yesterday, he came up in the defensive staff room. We really feel like over the last three weeks, he’s gotten better and better and better.”
Muhammad will turn 30 later this month, making him one of the older players on Detroit’s defense. With his addition, the Lions now have a defensive end room filled with players who have considerable experience. That includes Muhammad, Aidan Hutchinson, Marcus Davenport, and Josh Paschal—along with developmental players like Isaac Ukwu and Nate Lynn.
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