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According to NFL \u2018insider\u2019 Ben Devine<\/a>, the Lions could create roughly $18 million in cap space by moving on from Decker, who will be entering his 11th NFL season. Devine added that Decker has acknowledged he\u2019d ideally like to play one more year, while also being open to retirement, and floated Chicago as a potential one-year landing spot.<\/p>\n Taylor Decker Lions cut prediction Taylor Decker Chicago Bears<\/p>\n Let\u2019s be clear about two things.<\/p>\n First: I don\u2019t believe Taylor Decker will be on the Lions\u2019 roster in 2026, as I believe he will retire.<\/p>\n Second, and far more important, there is not a chance in hell Taylor Decker would ever sign with the Bears.<\/p>\n Decker Leaving Detroit Is One Thing \u2014 Chicago Is Another<\/p>\n From a football perspective, it\u2019s reasonable to acknowledge that Decker\u2019s future in Detroit is uncertain. He\u2019s a 10-year veteran, the Lions are constantly balancing cap flexibility, and younger offensive linemen are waiting in the wings. Brad Holmes has never been sentimental when it comes to roster decisions.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n If Decker plays one more season elsewhere? Fine. That\u2019s the business.<\/p>\n But Chicago? That\u2019s where the logic completely falls apart.<\/p>\n Decker has spent his entire NFL career battling the Bears twice a year as a cornerstone of Detroit\u2019s offensive line. He\u2019s been part of the Lions\u2019 rise from rebuild to contender, including seasons where beating Chicago wasn\u2019t just expected, it was personal.<\/p>\n Players like Decker don\u2019t casually cross rivalry lines at the tail end of their careers.<\/p>\n The post NFL \u2018Insider\u2019 Suggests ABSURD Taylor Decker Destination for 2026<\/a> appeared first on Detroit Sports Nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every offseason brings its share of wild speculation. But every once in a while, a take pops up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,1248,12266,593,85,92990,7709],"class_list":{"0":"post-480839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-chicago-bears","11":"tag-detroit","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-taylor-decker","15":"tag-the-lions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Taylor](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1eca61794caa1efd389d219940d68af6.jpeg\"\/)
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