Detroit Lions sign Kyle Vanden Bosch

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Detroit Lions, Kyle Vanden Bosch have contract agreement, player says - ESPN

Looks like the Lions are trying to make an effort to improve their ball club. Got WR Nate Burleson via free agency as well.


Updated: March 5, 2010, 1:29 PM ET
Source: Vanden Bosch deal worth $26M



The Detroit Lions and DE Kyle Vanden Bosch agreed to a four-year, $26 million contractTags: NFL, Detroit Lions
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Vanden Bosch, Lions Agree To 4-Year Deal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch agreed to a four-year deal Friday with the Detroit Lions thanks to the personal touch of coach Jim Schwartz.
Schwartz wanted the Tennessee Titans starter to open free agency and landed Detroit's top target by waiting in Nashville outside Vanden Bosch's home when free agency began.
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"I could be anywhere in the country right now, and I'm on your front step because you're the guy I want," Vanden Bosch said Friday morning on radio of Schwartz's message. "He's a great coach, and last night he was a great salesman."
The Lions also reached a one-year agreement with backup offensive lineman Jon Jansen, a source told ESPN.com's John Clayton. Jansen accepted the NFL minimum of $860,000, the source said.
Jansen, a former mainstay of the Washington Redskins offensive line, was brought in by the Lions last season to be a backup and to help mentor young offensive linemen.
Vanden Bosch said on WGFX-FM 104.5 The Zone that Schwartz left around 2:30 a.m. with only the final details to be worked out. Schwartz worked with Vanden Bosch when he was Titans defensive coordinator.
The deal is worth $26 million, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Vanden Bosch, 31, will be due $10 million in the first year of the contract, The Tennessean of Nashville reported.
A nine-year veteran, Vanden Bosch spent the past five seasons with the Titans, getting all of his 43½ career sacks. He was a first alternate for the AFC last season despite only three sacks and played in his third Pro Bowl in January. He still ranked fifth with 86 tackles and 20 quarterback pressures.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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This signing can only make the team better