Todd Gurley: Free agent running back visits with Detroit Lions
Todd Gurley spent the 2020 season with the Atlanta Falcons after being released by the Los Angeles Rams on the back of five years with the team. He registered 678 yards rushing for nine touchdowns.
Friday 28 May 2021 08:56, UK
Free agent running back Todd Gurley was in Detroit on Thursday to visit with the Lions, reported NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
The former All-Pro spent last season with the Atlanta Falcons where he posted 678 rushing yards for nine touchdowns from 195 carries.
He had signed on a one-year deal following his release from the Los Angeles Rams, with whom he spent five seasons and put up three 1,000-yard rushing campaigns.
Gurley was named Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 thanks to his return of 1,305 yards on the ground and a league-high 13 touchdowns alongside his 64 catches for 788 yards and six scores, before registering 1,251 rushing yards for a league-leading 17 scores in addition to 59 receptions for 590 yards in 2018 to help the Rams reach the Super Bowl.
Signing in Detroit would mean a reunion with former Rams quarterback Jared Goff, who was traded to the Lions earlier this offseason in a deal that saw Matthew Stafford head in the opposite direction.
He would, however, be greeted by something of a crowded running back room that includes second-year breakout contender D'Andre Swift, recent free agency acquisition Jamaal Williams and seventh-round draft pick Jermar Jefferson.
Gurley is a three-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro who has rushed for 6,082 yards (4.2 yards per carry) and 67 touchdowns. He also has 243 career receptions for 2,254 yards and 12 TDs.
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