The Lions announced that Abraham Beauplan (LB), Tom Kennedy (WR), Chris Smith (DT), Kingsley Eguakun (C), DaRon Gilbert (LB), Erick Hallett (S), Jamarco Jones (OT), Stantley Thomas-Oliver (CB), Issac Ukwu (DE), and Loren Strickland (S) had all signed futures contracts.
The flip side:
Five players who ended the 2024 season on the practice squad have yet to be brought back, including wideout Maurice Alexander, linebacker Kwon Alexander, running back Jermar Jefferson, tight end James Mitchell and wideout Donovan Peoples-Jones.
I’d expect them to add Nate Lynn at some point.
Nate Lynn is already under contract.
Detroit made the decision to sign 11 players to futures contracts Monday, including QB Jake Fromm, S Erick Hallett, WR Tom Kennedy, OT Jamarco Jones, S Loren Strickland, CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver, LB DaRon Gilbert, LB Abraham Beauplan, EDGE Isaac Ukwu, DT Chris Smith and OL Kingsley Eguakun.
Those guys can all go somewhere else
Jefferson and Mitchell are noteworthy.
I wonder if Jefferson not signing a futures was his own decision. He might think he has a better chance to play somewhere else.
That’s definitely a thought. If their agents are telling them to bet on themselves, they should.
He is RB5 here and no real path to playing time.
I think with Gibbs, Monty, Reynolds, and Vaki all ahead of him on the depth chart, he might get a shot in new location like Chicago or NYJ.
Mitchell had a lot of promise, particularly as a pass catcher, but as Randel-El says “no block, no rock.”
Wright and Zylstra are better in that department.
Maybe follow Ben to Chicago.
well, I do not know what the hang they see in People’s Jones…
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