Lions sign restricted free agent RB Malcolm Brown

The Los Angeles Rams will have a decision to make on running back Malcolm Brown.

The Detroit Lions have signed Brown to an offer sheet, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. That will give the Rams until Monday to decide whether they want to match.

Restricted free agent action: the Lions have signed Rams RB Malcolm Brown to an offer sheet, per source. The Rams have until Monday to match it.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 19, 2019

Brown is an undrafted player, so the Rams would not receive draft compensation if they lose him to the Lions despite assigning him an original round tender. The 25-year-old rushed for 212 yards last season and was placed on IR late in the season with a broken collarbone.