The Lions’ new cap manager is already flexing his muscle."This offseason the Detroit Lions got themselves a new salary cap guy. It’s a move that most football fans won’t care about Isaac Nauta Jersey 2019 , but one that could have a big impact on the team itself behind the scenes. Gone is Matt Harriss, in is Mike Disner. The Lions have already signed a few contracts with Disner as their Vice President of Football Administration, but the Lions’ two-year deal with Romeo Okwara highlights what Disner’s experience as an NFL Management Council Labor Operations Manager and Coordinator brings to the team.On the surface, Okwara’s deal looks pretty ordinary. The Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett was the first one in on the details:Alone, this would be a pretty friendly deal for the Lions. It would break down something like this:2019 cap hit: $2.2475 million2020 cap hit: $4.2525 million ($1,352,000 dead cap)That’s a lower cap hit than the Lions would have incurred had they given Okwara a second-round restricted free agent tender ($3.095 million). Additionally, it would make it pretty easy for the Lions to back out of the second year Color Rush Isaac Nauta Jersey , freeing up $2.9 million in cap space if Detroit were to cut him.However, there’s more to this contract. According to Over The Cap (and confirmed by the NFLPA report), there is actually a third year on the contract that automatically voids itself in 2021 shortly after the Super Bowl. You can read more about what an automatically-voided year is here, but the short-term version of it is that it allows the Lions to spread out Okwara’s $2.705 million signing bonus over three years instead of two. That lowers both his 2019 and 2020 cap hits by about $450,000 each year, so Okwara will cost just under $1.8 million against the cap this season. Over The Cap has a nice breakdown of the entire contract below:The cost of doing something like this is that Detroit will be on the hook for about $900,000 in dead cap in that third automatically voided season. In other words, the Lions are saving money now Cheap Isaac Nauta Jersey , and more willing to pay that exact amount later, when the cap has presumably grown. It makes sense because the same $900,000 figure will be a lower percentage of the (presumably) increased 2021 cap. This move also suggests that the Lions are trying to get every single penny in savings they can for the 2019 season, perhaps because they plan on making some big moves. Either way, it’s an interesting new loophole the Lions are deploying and likely part of the reason the Lions made a change in salary cap gurus this year. ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have a losing record, and one of the best teams in the NFL is coming to town.And the Lions won’t be at full strength when they face the Los Angeles Rams this weekend.Detroit put wide receiver Marvin Jones on injured reserve Monday after he missed the past two games with a knee injury. Jones’ absence leaves the Detroit receiving corps down another player. The Lions traded Golden Tate earlier this season.Jones has 35 catches for 508 yards and five touchdowns this season.“We just have to figure it out, roll with the next guy in there and see how it goes Isaac Nauta Jersey Womens ,” coach Matt Patricia said. “We can’t look back in those situations, we just have to look forward and we have to keep pushing. There’s nothing we can do about it. From that standpoint, it just gives other guys opportunities to go out and perform and go out and play at a high level.”Second-year receiver Kenny Golladay has been impressive and figures to be the team’s most dangerous target the rest of the season.“I think Kenny’s done a good job all year,” Patricia said. “I think it’s something that we talked about, probably going back to the spring, and then identified his ability and his skillset that we think can help us win in certain situations. Certainly, finding different ways to get him the ball is important for us, but he’s certainly a focal point for a lot of teams that we face. That puts stress on other areas that we have to be able to come through with.”The Lions (4-7) signed linebacker Nicholas Grigsby to the active roster from the practice squad and signed defensive end Eric Lee to the practice squad.After spending years trying to build a dynamic offense around quarterback Matthew Stafford Isaac Nauta Detroit Lions Jersey , Detroit is suddenly hoping its quarterback can lead a more limited group . Not only does he not have Tate or Jones to throw to, but the Lions were also without rookie running back Kerryon Johnson (knee) in their Thanksgiving loss to Chicago .Stafford threw for only 236 yards in that game. Now Detroit will have more time to adjust to playing without Jones.“Going through these NFL seasons, guys go down for injury, guys go down for different reasons,” offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said. “We make adjustments. We adjust to fit the players.”The Rams (10-1) come into Sunday’s game after a weekend off. Their most recent game was a 54-51 win over Kansas City on Nov. 19.So the Lions may need to score a lot to win this game — with whoever is healthy enough to play.“I think it’s important for us to kind of look forward to this opportunity,” Cooter said. “We’ve got five games. We’re going to go play ball and we’re going to go kind of see what certain guys can do and how we play.”NOTES: Jamal Agnew, who went on IR earlier this season with a knee injury, said he hasn’t been cleared to practice. Agnew Isaac Nauta Jersey 2019 , who earned All-Pro honors last season as a punt returner, would not say if he is running yet, and it’s not clear if he’ll be able to come back this season. “I’m always feeling good, but that’s not my decision to make,” he said. “I’m just going to put myself in the best position to try to come back and help the team win.”