Lions Elevated DB Jalen Mills

Mills, 32, was a seventh-round pick of the Eagles in 2016. He played out the final year of his four-year, $2.58 million contract and tested the open market as an unrestricted free agent in 2020. 

The Eagles brought Mills back on a one-year contract worth up to $5 million. He became an unrestricted free agent again in 2021 when he agreed to a four-year, $24 million deal with the Patriots. 

New England re-signed Mills in 2023 and converted him back to safety. He signed another one-year deal with the Giants this offseason but was released during the season and caught on with the Jets.

Mills signed with Houston last offseason following a successful workout and returned to the practice squad after being let go following camp. He bounced on and off the Texans’ P-squad last season but was claimed by Detroit in December.

In 2025, Mills appeared in four games for the Texans and three for the Lions, recording 10 tackles and a pass defended.