Report: Lions adding Vaitai on 5-year, $50M contract
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The Detroit Lions bolstered their blocking unit Monday, agreeing to terms on a five-year contract worth $50 million with offensive tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.
Vaitai spent the first four seasons of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, seeing snaps at four different positions after Philadelphia selected him in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
The 26-year-old was inconsistent during his time as a starter and swing tackle in Philadelphia, but he was the team's starting left tackle when it captured Super Bowl LII. The 6-foot-6 blocker has started 20 of his 55 career NFL games.
Vaitai will likely compete for snaps at right tackle in Detroit after the Lions released Rick Wagner.