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2/28/2009

Lions sign King, Morris

The Lions have confirmed their first two free-agent signings, running back Maurice Morris and cornerback Eric King.

Morris will serve as Kevin Smith's backup at running back after starting part-time a year ago for Seattle. King, who played under new Lions coach Jim Schwartz in Tennessee, will compete for immediate playing time in the secondary. He played just 10 games last year after breaking his forearm for the second straight season.

Update: Morris' deal is three years, as previously reported, while King signed a two-year contract worth just over $4 million total and $1.7 million in guarantees. King had dinner Friday night with Schwartz and took his physical Saturday morning.

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8 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I hope we're still pursuing a big name corner and just not settling for King

1:16 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

who the hell is eric king? hope we still go after chris carr.

1:16 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

greer and mcfadden better still be on the radar.

1:16 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

LMMFAO

orlo's visiting the texans and andre goodman [remember him] is visiting the browns.

1:25 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wonder if maywand are working their way up to the 'big' signings....

2:06 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

apparently we just signed bryant johnson....

CJ AND BJ....i'll leave that one alone.

>:]

2:25 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i like how maywand are just making little splashes here and there instead of going for the one or two big cannonballs at once like millen did.

apparently, we're after igor olshansky right now too.

2:50 PM 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

dave, where are you man?!?

kitna just got traded to dallas for some late round picks!

3:00 PM 

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