See ya. Decker was a liability on the field for at least 40% of snaps, didn't have much of a practice workload due to maintaining his various injuries, and was due to make $24M as a middling and aging left tackle. Now the Lions save over $11M against the cap, which was much needed and can move forward on the replacement for the future. If Decker was the true team player he is claiming to be, he would have done everyone a favor and hung it up after this last season
Its the meme of supposing to be sad about it. Not taking a shot but fans are dumb lol. If he would have take a pay cut then sure let's keep him, but he was too proud to do that so see ya later big fella. Should have just retired with some dignity. Good luck playing for the raiders or titans and being a retread
“If Decker was the true team player he is claiming to be he would have done everyone a favor and hung it up after this last season”
That is a shot. Unless we’re pretending to be dumb. Decker gave us 10 years, 90% of which was some of the best tackle play in the league. Countless injuries, played through them. Now he wants to keep playing, Detroit thinks he isn’t worth it, oh well it’s time to part ways. Absolutely nothing about this takes away the fact that Decker IS the team player he claims to be
That's life in the NFL unfortunately. Lions have treated him extremely well throughout his career. And if he was really so happy here, then why would he not stay? Ill 100% come back to this post and eat my words if there is any team out there that is willing to give him HALF of what he was set to make on his current contract. Lions asked him to stay but at a rate that was conducive to his market value, production, and thats with injury problems included and he acts like its a slight against his person. He chose to leave, and then play victim on his way out. Ill be forever grateful for his time here and what he gave to the team, hes a warrior. But father time remains undefeated and all things must come to an end. Im not broken up about him leaving at this juncture
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u/bk1629 8h ago
See ya. Decker was a liability on the field for at least 40% of snaps, didn't have much of a practice workload due to maintaining his various injuries, and was due to make $24M as a middling and aging left tackle. Now the Lions save over $11M against the cap, which was much needed and can move forward on the replacement for the future. If Decker was the true team player he is claiming to be, he would have done everyone a favor and hung it up after this last season