Reports: Lions trade former first-round CB Jeff Okudah to Falcons

The Detroit Lions are trading cornerback Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.The Lions will receive a fifth-round pick in this month’s draft, per NFL Network.Okudah was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Ohio State, where he was the first Buckeyes cornerback to earn unanimous All-America honors. But the Lions’ offseason signings of projected starting corners Cam Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley made Okudah available for a trade.Okudah, 24, is entering the final season of his four-year, $33.5 million rookie contract and will be eligible for free agency after the season.

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