When Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes suffered a season-ending injury in Week 3 of the 2024 season, his future was uncertain. In the final year of his rookie contract, the talented ...

Derrick Barnes would have had options in free agency, perhaps with his former defensive coordinator and the New York Jets or the Detroit Lions' old defensive line coach and the New England Patriots.

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Lions have signed LB Derrick ... Barnes with pick No. 113 overall in the fourth round of the 2021 draft. He is in the final year of a four-year rookie ...

According to multiple Friday morning reports, Detroit has agreed to a three-year deal with linebacker Derrick Barnes ... in the 2021 draft, Barnes just completed his rookie contract.