Dominic Raiola Rumors & News

Detroit Lions fans continue to ponder when center Dominic Raiola will be escorted out of Ford Field.

The Lions have cleared more than $13 million in cap space by reducing the salaries of Burleson and center Dominic Raiola and releasing Kyle Vanden Bosch and Stephen Peterman.

The Detroit Lions created $5.5 million in cap room by restructuring the contracts of wide receiver Nate Burleson and center Dominic Raiola, according to Dave Birkett. Their deals were restructured earlier this month in an effort to give the Lions more flexibility with the salary cap, and $5.5 million is a pretty significant savings. Raiola's new base salary for 2013 is close to the veteran's minimum, but it turns out it's a little higher than originally reported. Birkett reports that Raiola now has a base salary of $1 million, and his cap number is $3.012 million. His salary is down fr...

Last week, Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola agreed to restructure his contract, essentially ensuring that he will remain on the team for the time being. It wasn't clear at the time what kind of pay cut Raiola took, but it was believed to be a pretty significant one. Mike O'Hara, who writes for the Lions' official site, mentioned in an article a couple days ago that Raiola is going to be playing for the veteran's minimum in 2013 (via MLive). This is unconfirmed, but if true, Raiola's base salary for 2013 is now $940,000, down from $4.05 million. That's a decrease of $3.11 million, br...

Raiola agreed to significantly reduce his base salary to stay in Detroit, saving the Lions more than $3 million in cap space.

The Detroit Lions have already restructured the contracts of wide receiver Nate Burleson and center Dominic Raiola, and more restructures are on the way, according to general manager Martin Mayhew (via Tim Twentyman). Mayhew declined to say much more than that, but it's interesting nonetheless. What kind of cornerbacks does Mayhew like? Ones that have speed. Martin Mayhew on evaluating CBs: "We like fast guys. Guys that run sub-4.5 I would say are fast" — Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) February 22, 2013 According to Josh Katzenstein, Mayhew jokingly said on Friday that the Lions "cou...

Since the Detroit Lions acquired Rob Sims in 2010, they've had a lot of continuity with their starting offensive line. Sims has served as the starting left guard, and Jeff Backus and Dominic Raiola have continued to start at left tackle and center. On the right side of the line, Stephen Peterman and Gosder Cherilus have served as the starting guard and tackle. As already made evident by this offseason, changes are coming to the Lions' starting offensive line next season. Peterman has already been released, indicating that the Lions plan to have a new starting right guard. Raiola restru...

In order to avoid becoming a cap casualty like fellow offensive lineman Stephen Peterman, Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola had to restructure his contract. Since he is entering the final year of his contract, this means he is taking a pay cut. It's not clear just how big the pay cut is, but considering his old base salary for 2013 was $4.05 million, it's probably pretty significant. Had the Lions decided to release Raiola, it's possible that he could have landed elsewhere with a new contract. He didn't have any interest in seeing that happen, though. Raiola made it clear that he did...