Overview
- Multiple outlets report Dortch agreed to a one-year contract after five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.
- Detroit targeted Dortch to fill the vacancy created when Kalif Raymond departed for the Chicago Bears in free agency.
- Dortch delivered strong special-teams production in 2025 with 31 kickoff returns for 811 yards (26.2 average) and a career-high 11.6 yards per punt return.
- He is expected to compete for slot and WR4 snaps and for return duties in a room led by Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, with competition noted from Dominic Lovett.
- Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Dortch brings career totals of 145 receptions for 1,310 yards and 10 touchdowns.