DETROIT (AP) —ds on both sides of the ball while reuniting their coach and general manager with former New England Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman and receiver Danny Amendola.Coleman agreed to a $36 million Raekwon McMillan Jersey , four-year contract with the Lions and plans to sign Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke Monday night to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced.Coleman began his career with the Patriots in 2015, when Lions coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn worked for the organization. He was a nickel cornerback the past two seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Coleman has three career interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns.The Lions signed Amendola to a $5.75 million, one-year contract, taking advantage of his comfort level with men he knew from New England.“I was around (Patricia) all the time and I just love the enthusiasm he brings to work,” Amendola said.Amendola said he knew Quinn as well from their time together in New England.“Very thankful for the opportunity he has given me here to come earn my way on this team,” Amendola said.Shortly after adding Amendola, the Lions released cornerback Nevin Lawson. Detroit drafted Lawson in the fourth round in 2014 out of Utah State and he started 54 of 62 games without having an interception.The Lions also cut linebacker Trevor Bates later in the day. He was arraigned last month from a psychiatric ward on charges of punching a New York City police officer after he was taken to a precinct house for failing to pay a taxi fare. Bates pleaded not guilty to charges of assault Laremy Tunsil Jersey , resisting arrest, theft of services and obstruction of governmental administration. He played in nine games for the Lions.Amendola potentially fills the void Detroit has had at slot receiver since it traded Golden Tate last season to the Philadelphia Eagles.He had 59 receptions for 575 yards and one touchdown last season with the Miami Dolphins after playing for New England from 2013-17, when he helped the franchise win two Super Bowls. He was cut by the Dolphins last week, creating $6 million in salary-cap space for the team.Amendola said he had a few conversations with Miami about returning, and refused to say if going back to New England was one of his options.“It’s 2019, that’s what I’m focused on,” he said.Amendola, an undrafted player from Texas Tech, spent his first three years in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams.The 33-year-old Amendola has 485 career receptions for 4 Myles Gaskin Miami Dolphins Jerseys ,684 yards with 20 touchdowns and joins Lions receivers Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones.“I’m in the best condition of my life,” he said. “I’m as fast as I’ve ever been and I’m hungry as ever. I’m ready to play at a high level and do whatever I can to help this team win.”And as much as Patricia and Quinn helped to draw Amendola to Detroit, he sounded excited about catching passes from Matthew Stafford.“He’s a Texas kid, too,” Amendola said. “I’ve been a fan of Matthew for a long time, even before he went to Georgia. He has every throw in the book.” The Miami Dolphins are shedding talent this offseason as they start to focus on rebuilding the franchise. After two decades of mediocrity with the rare spark, the Dolphins are getting rid of the..."The Miami Dolphins are shedding talent this offseason as they start to focus on rebuilding the franchise. After two decades of mediocrity with the rare spark, the Dolphins are getting rid of the band aid immediate fixes that have not worked and are instead focusing on getting younger, building the foundation Miami Dolphins Jerseys 2019 , and looking forward toward sustained success. It is setting up 2019 to be an ugly season, but there might be a bright future ahead.This week, SB Nation released their post-free agency edition of the FanPulse polls. These polls are typically a three- to four-question poll just getting an idea of the mindset of the various NFL fanbases. During this week’s FanPulse poll for the Dolphins, the questions focused on whether or not the team had gotten better during free agency and how confident in the direction of the team fans are.Sign up for FanPulse, our weekly Dolphins surveyLosing players like Cameron Wake, Ja’Wuan James, Danny Amendola, Frank Gore, Ryan Tannehill Myles Gaskin Jersey nfl draft , and Robert Quinn have hurt the Dolphins, and the fans know it. The FanPulse results show 71 percent of the fans see Miami as a worse team than they were before free agency began. That seems accurate - the team is worse. It is hard to lose your starting right tackle, both starting defensive ends, your starting running back, your leading receiver, and your starting quarterback and not think your team is worse. But, this is where things are a little surprising. The polls show 66 percent of the fan base is confident in the direction of the team. That is a jump from just 31 percent saying they were confident after the 2018 Week 17 games. The FanPulse polls show the Dolphins have the second largest percentage of fans who think the team has gotten worse, yet they had seventh largest jump in fan confidence and are currently the 20th most confident fan base. So even though Dolphins fan absolutely think the team is worse today than it was at the end of the 2018 season, they are pretty confident that the team is heading in the right direction.The Dolphins are rebuilding Myles Gaskin Jersey Boys , and the fan base seems to understand that. It may be a bad 2019, but fans seem to be ready to wait it out, give the new front office and coaching staff a chance to fix the franchise, and look to the future instead of today.