This is THE move the Lions should make before the deadline.

-Johnson is PFFs #1 graded outside Cb

• Johnson is on a cheap rookie deal for this year, and probably is online for about $17M/yr extension.

• Bears have a crap load of Cap space and will be a player in Free Agency, therefore they can not expect to get a comp pick for him.

• the Lions need CB help still. Even if they have no intention of extending him, they won’t be a player in FA, so could expect a 3rd for letting him leave.

• the only question is compensation. Getting a starting outside CB to make you SB run this year is definitely worth paying like a 2nd or a 3rd and like 5th…. Because you also have worst case scenario of no extension you still get a 3rd comp pick in return…