{"id":800860,"date":"2026-03-08T18:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/800860\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:26:13","slug":"nfl-free-agency-rumors-lions-lb-alex-anzalone-linked-to-2-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/800860\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL free agency rumors: Lions LB Alex Anzalone linked to 2 teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">With the start of the NFL legal tampering period on Monday, free agency rumors are kicking into high gear. While all has been quiet about the Detroit Lions and their intentions, one of their current players has been the source of some very predictable rumors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThe biggest name to keep an eye on with the #Jets is LB Alex Anzalone, per sources,\u201d Hughes posted on Twitter. \u201cThey\u2019ve been linked for awhile. There\u2019s a robust market for him, though. I don\u2019t get the sense it\u2019s a slam dunk signing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In New York, Anzalone would be reunited with Aaron Glenn, who coached him both in Detroit and New Orleans. A veteran linebacker with a deep knowledge of Glenn\u2019s scheme would likely do wonders for a struggling Jets defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The other Anzalone rumor comes from ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler. In his latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/48111448\/nfl-free-agency-news-latest-wrs-rbs-pierce-crosby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cfree agency buzz\u201d column<\/a>, he believes the Chicago Bears\u2014who just released linebacker Tremaine Edmunds\u2014could be in play for Anzalone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Again, the dot connecting is fairly obvious here. The Bears\u2019 defensive coordinator is Dennis Allen, who was Anzalone\u2019s defensive coordinator when the two of them were in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cTo replace Tremaine Edmunds, Alex Anzalone is a name to watch,\u201d Fowler wrote. \u201cDefensive coordinator Dennis Allen was with him in New Orleans and he\u2019s good in coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Over the past five years, Anzalone has started 73 games for Detroit, tallying 490 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 33 passes defended and three interceptions. Each year, he has served as a team captain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In terms of a re-signing in Detroit, we haven\u2019t heard much at all. Anzalone was clearly disgruntled with his contract situation last year, going public with his belief that he was getting underpaid. And while the Lions were able to throw some money his way, they weren\u2019t able to come to an extension agreement. With Detroit against the cap this year\u2014and Jack Campbell\u2019s emergence at the MIKE position\u2014it seems like Anzalone\u2019s departure is only a a matter of time, especially if there\u2019s truly a \u201crobust market\u201d as Hughes suggests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the start of the NFL legal tampering period on Monday, free agency rumors are kicking into high&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":800861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[11309,153,5845,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-800860","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-detroit-lions-free-agency","9":"tag-detroit-lions-news","10":"tag-detroit-lions-rumors","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116194966420936054","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}