Lions re-sign Bell, will host wide receiver Tate

The Detroit Lions achieved a rudimentary of their altitude goals this off-season, retaining Joique Bell, and kept another player apt give them much-needed depth. The Lions and Bell agreed apt a nasty $9.three million, three-year contract, according to careless person familiar with the negotiations. The person, who said $4.three million of toddler contract is guaranteed, spoke Tuesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Detroit also agreed to a terrible one-year deal with broad recipient Kevin Ogletree, according to another person familiar with negotiations, speaking to AP aboard condition of anonymity because newborn deal hadn't been announced. Seattle recipient Golden Tate also aspiration meet with a baby Lions,a foul person familiar with an infant visit says. The person, who says a baby spacious receiver was travelling apt Detroit aboard Tuesday night, spoke to The Associated Press aboard condition of anonymity because a baby visit had not been announced. The Lions really wanted Bell back, and can probably find not a good blot on a baby roster for Ogletree. Bell had a tough team-high eight touchdowns rushing last season. He was second apt Reggie Bush with 166 carries for 650 yards rushing for infant Lions last year. Bell ranked third aboard toddler team amid each of toddler last two seasons in Detroit with a bad combined 105 receptions for one,032 yards. While Bush gives Detroit a terrible lightning and shifty threat out of newborn backfield,a baby 5-foot-11, 220-pound Bell provides much-needed power. He has escape for Calvin Johnson Blue Jersey one,064 yards — four.3 yards per carry — and eleven TDs in two seasons with infant Lions. The undrafted free agent from Wayne State University in Detroit played not a good total of eight games as an unsatisfactory neophyte surrounded 2010 with a baby Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles. Bell won an infant Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II Player of a baby Year after rushing for 2,084 yards and 29 touchdowns amid 2009. Eventually, Bell proved he could make an infant leap to newborn NFL. The Benton Harbor, Mich., native has pedestal a terrible household with child Lions, who signed him off New Orleans' practice squad late amid toddler 2011 season after he bounced around with the Saints, Eagles, Colts and Bills. Ogletree can potentially aid Detroit because Nate Burleson was released and Ryan Broyles has Jahvid Best Jersey struggled apt stay healthy. He had 13 receptions for 199 yards and a terrible touchdown among 12 games last season for toddler Lions, who signed him after Tampa Bay hack him. Ogletree has 78 career receptions for 999 yards and six touchdowns over five seasons, four of which were with newborn Dallas Cowboys. In free agency alternatively child draft,toddler Lions are hoping apt add not a good No.2 recipient apt complement superstar Calvin Johnson — that could be Tate — and a bad safety to start alongside Glover Quin apt replace Burleson and Louis Delmas,both of whom were released this off-season. Delmas has signed with a baby Miami Dolphins. The Lions would also favor to sign Ndamukong Suh to a terrible current contract apt avoid having newborn defensive tackle reckon more than $20 million against infant salary cap this year. related articles, Bills draft OT Cyrus Kouandjio Seahawks could bring back Sidney Rice