Former Detroit Lions guard Kayode Awosika has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Awosika, a five-year veteran, has spent the last four seasons with the Lions as a reserve offensive lineman. Each year, he started at least one game for the Lions, totalling in 11 starts across four years—including four last season.
But Awosika had found himself sliding down the Lions’ depth chart as they continued to add more competition and youth on the offensive line. They
drafted Christian Mahogany in 2024 and selected both Miles Frazier and Tate Ratledge in last year’s draft. Toward the end of the 2025 season, Awosika was a regular healthy scratch for the team.
This offseason, the Lions have added even more competition on the interior offensive line. Though they moved on from Graham Glasgow, they added Juice Scruggs, Seth McLaughlin, Cade Mays, and Ben Bartch. That left little room for Awosika to come back and compete for a reserve role.
This has been an offseason of change along the Lions’ offensive line. In addition to Glasgow and Awosika, the Lions also parted ways with starting left tackle Taylor Decker and replaced him with free agent signing Larry Borom.
You can follow along with all of the Lions’ free agency moves with our 2026 offseason tracker.
