The evening before contract deadlines were to expire, the Associated Press reported that the Detroit Lions had finalized the signing of a six-year deal with OT Jeff Backus. In February, Backus' agent, Pat Dye, Jr., held his client out of contract negotiations with the Lions, playing wait-and-see in the hopes of getting Backus Detroit's "franchise...

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