Ex-Titan Kyle Vanden Bosch Confirms Deal With Detroit

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ad coach Jim Schwartz made a personal visit to Kyle Vanden Bosch's home in the wee hours of Friday morning, hoping to convince the free-agent defensive end to come to Detroit. Schwartz's tactic worked -- Vanden Bosch told Nashville radio station 104.5 The Zone that he had agreed to a four-year deal with the Lions.

"[Schwartz] said, 'I could be anywhere in the country right now and I'm on your front step because you're the guy I want,'" Vanden Bosch said.

Schwartz was Vanden Bosch's defensive coordinator in Tennessee from 2005-08 before leaving to take Detroit's head coaching job. Vanden Bosch, who entered the league in 2001 with Arizona, had his two best seasons under Schwartz's watch: 12 1/2 sacks in 2005 and 12 sacks in 2007. This past year, Vanden Bosch, 31, recorded three sacks and 44 tackles.

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According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Vanden Bosch's four-year deal is worth $26 million. There was no immediate word on how much of that money was guaranteed.

Thursday, Detroit reportedly struck a deal in principle that would send a mid-round draft pick to Cleveland in exchange for defensive tackle Corey Williams. With the Lions also in position to land either Ndamukong Suh or Gerald McCoy with the No. 2 pick in the draft, both defensive tackles as well, Detroit appears well on its way to revamping a mediocre defensive line.

"If we come out and play well next year, that city is going to go crazy," he said. "I'm a blue-collar guy and that's the people of Detroit."

Vanden Bosch's arrival likely means the end of Dewayne White's time in Detroit. White is set to make $4 million in 2010, but with Vanden Bosch securing one end spot and a combination of Jason Hunter and Cliff Avril penciled in at the other, the Lions figure to part ways with White. The 30-year-old White had just eight tackles and no sacks in 2009.