The Lions don’t plan to tender restricted free agent T.J. Jones, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press (on Twitter). However, it’s possible that the team will bring Jones back on a lesser deal. 
Jones, 26 in July, first joined the Lions as a sixth round pick in the 2014 draft. He had his best year to date in 2017, catching 30 passes for 399 yards and one touchdown.
The first round tender ($4.1MM+) and second round tender (~$2.9MM) are obviously too pricey for Jones, but it might have made sense to explore the original round tender ($2MM) for him. Per the terms of the original tender, if another team were to sign Jones away, the Lions would collect a sixth-round draft pick to match the round Jones was selected in. Apparently, the Lions are unwilling to commit $2MM to Jones, but they might bring him back for a lesser sum.
The Lions have roughly $27MM of cap space to work with, putting them roughly in the middle of the pack league-wide.
Golliday is the future in Detroit
Yup and they have too much money in their WR’s as it is. We can either signed TJ for less or find a cheap crafty veteran as 4th WR