Lions Release Alama-Francis, Gordon, and Jennings; Three More Signed to Practice Squad
by Sean Yuille on Sep 6, 2009 6:02 PM EDT
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PrintThe Lions have just sent out a press release confirming the Kevin O'Connell trade and announcing some other roster moves.
Allen Park, Mich. - The Detroit Lions announced today that they have traded QB Kevin O’Connell to the New York Jets for an undisclosed future draft pick. The team also released DE Ikaika Alama-Francis, CB Cletis Gordon and WR Adam Jennings. Seven players were signed today by the Lions to the team’s practice squad, including: WR John Broussard (San Jose State), TE Carson Butler (Michigan), RB Tristan Davis (Auburn), LB Zack Follett (California), C Dan Gerberry (Ball State), TE Dan Gronkowski (Maryland) and T Lydon Murtha (Nebraska). With Marcus McCauley and Yamon Figurs set to join the team, that means there are still two open spots on the roster. You can assume that McCauley took Gordon's spot and Figurs basically replaced Jennings. What does that mean for the other two open spots? Well, I'm guessing the Lions have signed or claimed a defensive lineman, as that would explain why Ikaika Alama-Francis was released. As for who will be brought in to fill O'Connell's spot on the team, that remains to be seen. One thing is for sure -- the Lions are not done making changes to their roster just yet.
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IAF, another 2nd rd. Millen bust. How many of his draft picks are actually still on the team anyway? 9? 10?
I figure
We should cut all but Calvin, Ksmith, Avril, Cohen, Felton and Fluellen.
We didn't lose the games, we just ran out of time -- Bobby Layne
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2009/09/lions_claim_de_bryan_copeland.html
Who are Bryan Copeland and Kevin Hobbs?
by HoorayForEverything on Sep 6, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions
Yamon Figures
is one fast little dude. It would be interesting to see if he’s got anything at slot receiver. He’s got home run speed, similar to Aaron Brown and Tristan Davis. If so, they wouldn’t have to experiment with Aaron Brown in the slot. As it is, if nothing else, this keeps Derrick Williams away from any return duties, so he can concentrate on his receiving.
Glad Follet made it through waivers...
With a little more work I think that this kid is going to be a staple at LB in the NFL for some time. Unfortunetly I didn’t get to watch or listen to the pre-season, but the couple of minutes I did this kid laid out the Bills return man.
I am on the Zack Follet band wagon, along with Karsch and Anderson on 97.1 The Ticket.
roster moves
im liking what i see so far from the new regime. i like the fact that we are no longer coddling guys that are eternally “getting better” or “have potential.” alama francis, keith smith, and chuck darby were prime examples of that. im excited about signings of mccauley, simpson and figurs.
Im glad he's gone
IAF was a scrub. Ideally with the obvious exceptions I’d like to see every Millen pick gone from this team.
I agree too
Except for the obvious exceptions, get rid of every Millen pick. Get rid of the deadwood. Get rid of the past. We can get scrubs off the waiver wire. we don’t need Millen’s scrubs.
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