The Detroit Lions have signed free agent defensive end Robert Ayers.
Ayers is entering his 10th NFL season — He made 10 starts in each of the past two seasons with Tampa Bay.
He has 35 sacks, including a career-high 9+ with the New York Giants in 2015.
Ayers was a first-round draft pick in 2009 by the Denver Broncos and spent five seasons with them and then two with the Giants.
— with files from Metro Source