Detroit Lions make latest move to fortify EDGE spot, adding Payton Turner
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The Detroit Lions added some more depth to their defensive line Friday, signing edge rusher Payton Turner.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the organization.
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Turner, 27, spent last season with the Dallas Cowboys after joining them in March 2025. However, he never appeared in a regular-season game with the team after breaking his ribs last August and being placed on injured reserve later that month.
A former 2021 first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints, Turner spent his first four years in the Big Easy, where he produced just 39 pressures and five sacks in 31 games. During his first three NFL seasons, he made just 15 appearances as he dealt with ankle, chest, elbow, shoulder and toe injuries. While he appears to be a reclamation project for the Lions, the 6-foot-6, 270-pound Turner fits the team’s preferred physical profile for a defensive end who plays opposite of star Aidan Hutchinson.
Turner is the latest edge rusher added to the fold. On Wednesday, Detroit signed former Carolina Panthers starter D.J. Wonnum to a one-year contract reportedly worth a maximum of $6 million.
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