{"id":788727,"date":"2026-03-03T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/788727\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:42:20","slug":"detroit-lions-release-veteran-iol-graham-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/788727\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions release veteran IOL Graham Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated March 2, 2026, 5:15 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Detroit Lions<\/a> are turning the page up front. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" data-autotag=\"a9d615a6-a025-4346-9c29-28956ed45852\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Lions<\/a> announced on Monday that the organization has released veteran interior offensive lineman Graham Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Glasgow, who was selected 95th overall in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft, was the Lions&#8217; starting center in 2025. Across two stints in the Motor City, Glasgow played in 110 games and started 103.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But, Glasgow&#8217;s performance was one of the reasons Detroit suffered offensive line regression last season. Glasgow carded just a 56.8 overall offensive grade, per <a href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/nfl\/players\/2025\/REGPO\/graham-glasgow\/10729\/offense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Pro Football Focus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">By releasing Glasgow, the Lions save roughly $5.6 million on Detroit&#8217;s 2026 salary cap. Before its moves today, the Lions were <a href=\"http:\/\/lionswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2026\/02\/28\/detroit-lions-2026-nfl-salary-cap\/88911414007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">roughly $12.2 million over the cap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions will need to be cap compliant before the start of the new league year on March 11 at 4 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Lions general manager Brad Holmes was asked about Glasgow&#8217;s future last week at the NFL Scouting Combine. With Glasgow also mulling retirement, Holmes said the Lions wanted an answer before the start of the new league year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cHe\u2019s still under contract. Again, the start of the league year is a real date, so you want to have as much clarity as possible before then, so hopefully we get as much clarity as we can before then on Graham,\u201d Holmes said last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">When asked what Glasgow&#8217;s future looked like if he decided to keep playing, Holmes was noncomittal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThose are still dialogues that we just gotta have in the future,\u201d Holmes said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Lions<\/a>\u00a0coverage, follow us on X,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thelionswire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@TheLionsWire<\/a>, and give our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lionswire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page a like.\u00a0Follow Josh on X,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoshOnLions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@JoshOnLions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated March 2, 2026, 5:15 p.m. ET The Detroit Lions are turning the page up front. 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