Alen Park, Michigan – Lions linacker Alex Anzalone wants to end his career in Detroit, but admits that he was “disappointed” how his contract negotiations went as far as this post.
Anzalone, who deals with a thigh injury, has not yet practiced, but was discovered in the Meijer Performance Center, in which he roams the sidelines on the third day of the training camp in team equipment.
“I'm disappointed, I will just say that. I'm disappointed,” said Anzalone on Tuesday about his contract negotiation.
Although the 30-year-old has expressed his wish to achieve a new contract a long time ago when he did not expect to divided any games in the regular season in the last year of his current three-year contract of $ 18.75 million, which was signed in 2023.
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However, he finds the situation strange because of his story with the Lions in the last four seasons in which he was a key piece of the team of the team for relevance.
“Sure. This is a strange situation and was not at my end or end of my agent,” said Anzalone when he spoke to reporters for the first time.
Anzalone would not go into detail about ongoing discussions, but he has the feeling that he is underpaid in relation to other line backers in the NFL. In 2024 he began in all 10 appearances, while he described the fourth most frequent duels in the team (63) seventies for the loss.
“I want to withdraw a lion. I want this opportunity,” said Anzalone, “I feel like that.”
On Sunday, Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that he had refused to believe that Anzalone was not practically a part of a “hold-in” station due to contractual problems. And there is the possibility that Anzalone may be able to return to the exercise field without a New Deal, but his intentions are clear because he wants to help Detroit win a great bowl.
“I built so much here in my time, a four -time captain and my teammates and the city and just live here,” said Anzalone. “You could list all the reasons, but it's just important to me. I have the feeling that I love this place and I want this opportunity.”
Lions All-Pro Safety Kerby Joseph is a big fan of Anzalone and his role in defense and says that he supports “whatever he believes that he has to do it is best and that's just him.”
