Lions lose 7th round pick for tampering, sign safety Erik Coleman

Thursday the Lions were found guilty of tampering by the NFL. As a result the team must now forfeit their 7th round pick in this year’s draft and swap their 5th round pick with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Lions will now pick 23rd in the fifth round while Kansas City will pick 9th.

The Lions who now only have 5 picks left in the draft this year will have 10 days to appeal the decision.

Here is the official statement from the NFL…

“Following a review and hearing, Commissioner Roger Goodell has determined that the Detroit Lions have violated the NFL Anti-Tampering Policy by commenting publicly to the media about the Lions’ desire to acquire players then under contract to the Kansas City Chiefs and by having impermissible contact with a player (or his agent) under contract to the Chiefs. The violations occurred in 2010.”

The Lions also announced Friday that they have signed SS Erik Coleman to a one year deal. Coleman was released from the Atlanta Falcons.

Source: Mlive.com