Lions Reportedly Sign OT Halapoulivaati Vaitai
The Detroit Lions have reportedly come to terms with OT Halapoulivaati Vaitai.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 13: Quarterback Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles and teammates defensive end Aziz Shittu #61, offensive tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai #72 and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles huddle together against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 13, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The deal is for five years and $50 million, according to multiple reports, although it can’t become official until the start of the new league year at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Vaitai, 26, played his college ball at Texas Christian before being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2016 draft.
He has started just four games the last two years combined but has started in big games, including filling in for Peters during the Eagles’ Super Bowl run in 2017.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – FEBRUARY 04: Halapoulivaati Vaitai #72 and Kenjon Barner #38 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate defeating the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Vaitai may not have been good enough to be a full-time starter in Philadelphia, but the Lions have seen enough to make him the fifth highest-paid right tackle in the league.
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