Graham Glasgow, a long-standing member of the Detroit Lions and their former starting center, was just released. Free agency kicks off next week, and cutting Glasgow saves the team $5.5 million against the cap.
It's a decent move for the Lions to take from a cap perspective, with Glasgow about to be 34 years old at the start of the 2026 season. He also took a beating as the Lions' center in 2025, taking over the position from Frank Ragnow and struggling to find consistency as a pass rusher all year long.
Still, he tried his best to accomodate what Detroit needed from him as an experienced offensive lineman, and that's all you could've asked for from the veteran.
Glasgow had nothing but positive things to say about his time in Detroit in his goodbye post to the city and team he's called him for seven years:
I’m grateful for the 7 years I’ve spent as a Detroit Lion. I’m thankful for the great teammates, coaches, and friends I had along the way. I love this city and the fans that have supported me for the better part of a decade. There truly was no place I would have rather been.…
— Graham Glasgow (@gglasgow61) March 2, 2026
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Glasgow is likely to find a starting job somewhere in the league if he doesn't step away from the game entirely, but it'll probably be at guard. He was uncomfortable at center, but couldn't be shifted to guard while with Detroit in 2025 because they had very little depth at center to make up for that sort of lineup change.
Looking ahead, Detroit can now look at the center market in free agency for his replacement. They did just find a depth piece in Juice Scruggs via the David Montgomery-Houston Texans that transpired, but it's unlikely Scruggs actually wins that job. Detroit has some decent options center to consider in free agency, such as Cade Mays, Connor McGovern, and Luke Fortner, to name a few.
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There's also the big fish in free agency: Tyler Linderbaum. His potential price tag, which would be a market-resetting $20-22 million per year, seems way out of Detroit's reach. Linderbaum is also not known for his run blocking prowess, and while he's still excellent in pass protection, Detroit needs run-blocking specialists up front for Jahmyr Gibbs to work with in 2026.
Glasgow probably has some suitors in the New York Giants, the Los Angeles Chargers, or the San Francisco 49ers. Guard play, like center play and tackle play, are about to be heavily prioritized this coming offseason as several teams are in need of reinforcements in their trenches.