Young's new contract worth less than RFA tender
Detroit Lions defensive end Willie Young's one-year deal is worth less than the RFA tender he was offered earlier in the offseason.
- Born: 1985/09/19
- Age: 27
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 251
- Seasons: 2
- Place of birth: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- Drafted by: the Detroit Lions in 2010 (7th round)
| Sacks | Interceptions | Tackles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Sacks | YdsL | Int | Yds | IntTD | Solo | Ast | Total |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 44 | |
| 2007 | 12 | 5.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 38 | |
| 2008 | 13 | 6.5 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 58 | |
| 2009 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 54 | |
| 2010 | Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Lions | 14 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2012 | Lions | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Career Total | 32 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 25 | |
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