In 2017, Michigan recruited Donovan Peoples-Jones, one of the best wide receivers in the class, to be one of the best receivers in school history. Sadly, it never happened for him, and after three years of never reaching over 1,000 receiving yards in the season with Michigan, he left and entered his name in the 2020 NFL draft. The Cleveland Browns drafted him with the 187th overall pick.
Michigan’s Peoples-Jones Started In The NFL Very Well
Peoples-Jones had three and a half solid years with the Browns, and there were times when it looked like he could have gotten a contract extension with the team, but the Browns traded him to the Detroit Lions at last year’s NFL trade deadline.
The four-year NFL veteran didn’t show much in Detroit. He played in eight games and caught five passes for 58 yards and zero scores.
Peoples-Jones missed out on a huge payday this offseason but will return to the Lions on a one-year deal. The deal was announced Saturday, and it’s for one year, up to two million, according to Bleacher Report.
Peoples-Jones Going Back To The Lions Is Great
Peoples-Jones going back to the Lions is a good move for him. The Lions are an excellent football team. They were just in the NFC title game two months ago, and quarterback Jared Goff loves to air it out. Peoples-Jones might not be one of the top wide receivers on the roster, but he has talent. Sadly, injuries come into play in the NFL, and Peoples-Jones will have to step up big time when that happens. I know he will because he did that in Cleveland and will do it with the Lions.
Peoples-Jones’s career didn’t start well in Michigan, but it sure has a chance to finish well there.
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