| Player |
Season |
Date |
Old Team |
New Team |
Type |
Description |
| Boyle, Pat |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Broyles, Ryan |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed/draft choice |
Four-year contract (through 2015) |
| Burrell, Troy |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Cosgrove, Michael |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Dimke, Derek |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Edwards, Patrick |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Gottlieb, Alex |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Green, Jonte |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed/draft choice |
Four-year contract (through 2015) |
| Green, Stephfon |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Greenwood, Chris |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed/draft choice |
Four-year contract (through 2015) |
| Karstetter, Jared |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Lawrence, Alonzo |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Lewis, Ronnell |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed/draft choice |
Four-year contract (through 2015) |
| Lewis, Travis |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed/draft choice |
Four-year contract (through 2015) |
| McClam, Edmon |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Messina, Carmen |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Moore, Kellen |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Oram, J.C. |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Sneed, Ronnie |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Wells, Austin |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Whitehead, Tahir |
2012 |
May 10, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed/draft choice |
Four-year contract (through 2015) |
| Taylor, Hilee |
2012 |
May 07, 2012 |
Lions |
Buccaneers |
signed |
|
| Long, Lance |
2012 |
May 01, 2012 |
49ers |
Lions |
signed |
|
| Hill, Sammie |
2012 |
April 19, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/restricted free agent |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Hilliard, Corey |
2012 |
April 16, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/restricted free agent |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Levy, DeAndre |
2012 |
April 16, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/restricted free agent |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Carpenter, Bobby |
2012 |
April 05, 2012 |
Lions |
Patriots |
signed/unrestricted free agent |
|
| Smith, Kevin |
2012 |
March 27, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Heller, Will |
2012 |
March 22, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Brown, Everette |
2012 |
March 22, 2012 |
Chargers |
Lions |
signed |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Palmer, Ashlee |
2012 |
March 22, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Muhlbach, Don |
2012 |
March 21, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
|
| Fluellen, Andre |
2012 |
March 20, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
|
| Tulloch, Stephen |
2012 |
March 20, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
Five-year contract (through 2016) |
| Lacey, Jacob |
2012 |
March 20, 2012 |
Colts |
Lions |
signed/unrestricted free agent |
|
| Graham, Ben |
2012 |
March 19, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Backus, Jeff |
2012 |
March 17, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
Two-year contract (through 2013) |
| Hill, Shaun |
2012 |
March 17, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
Two-year contract (through 2013) |
| Stanton, Drew |
2012 |
March 16, 2012 |
Lions |
Jets |
signed/unrestricted free agent |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Coleman, Erik |
2012 |
March 15, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed/unrestricted free agent |
One-year contract (through 2012) |
| Bryant, James |
2012 |
March 15, 2012 |
|
Lions |
signed |
|
| Wright, Eric |
2012 |
March 14, 2012 |
Lions |
Buccaneers |
signed/unrestricted free agent |
Five-year contract (through 2016) |
| Johnson, Calvin |
2012 |
March 14, 2012 |
|
Lions |
re-signed |
Seven-year extension (through 2019) |
| Coleman, Erik |
2012 |
March 13, 2012 |
|
Lions |
declared free agent |
|
| Davis, Rashied |
2012 |
March 13, 2012 |
|
Lions |
declared free agent |
|
| McDonald, Brandon |
2012 |
March 13, 2012 |
|
Lions |
declared free agent |
|
| Wright, Eric |
2012 |
March 13, 2012 |
|
Lions |
declared free agent |
|
| Carpenter, Bobby |
2012 |
March 13, 2012 |
|
Lions |
declared free agent |
|
| Davis, Leonard |
2012 |
March 13, 2012 |
|
Lions |
declared free agent |
|
| Backus, Jeff |
2012 |
March 13, 2012 |
|
Lions |
declared free agent |
|
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