Detroit Lions Sign Michael Johnson, Release Quentin Davie

by Sean Yuille on Aug 10, 2011 4:54 PM EDT in Detroit Lions News

Chris McCosky is reporting that the Detroit Lions made another change to their roster today, signing safety Michael Johnson and releasing Quentin Davie.

Johnson spent the last four years in New York with the Giants. They picked him in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and Johnson appeared in every game that season en route to the Giants winning the Super Bowl. A year later he became a starter for the Giants and was in the starting lineup for all 16 regular season games. He started in 14 games in 2009, but last year he only appeared in two games all season.

Johnson had a connection to the Lions even before signing today. His brother is former Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, who had his career ended in 1997 when he suffered a spinal cord contusion and had to have his life saved by CPR.

As for Davie, he was one of the first undrafted free agents the Lions worked out a deal with after the lockout. The linebacker from Northwestern seemed to have a legitimate chance to make the team, but that was before the Lions upgraded their linebacker corps during NFL free agency. After that happened his chances greatly diminished, and now he is once again a free agent.

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Damn your fast Sean

How many lumps you want Doc?

by davis0169 on Aug 10, 2011 4:55 PM EDT reply actions

It's part of why I love this site

And why my work productivity dropped over the past two weeks. Kudos, Sean.

yeah buddy!

by bighitter5 on Aug 10, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions

My job has become a joke at this point..

by Michael21 on Aug 10, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

the S battle should be interesting

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by det32 on Aug 10, 2011 5:02 PM EDT reply actions

I think Wendling just got cut

maybe I am wrong but seems like his chances just got slim of making the roster.

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by The Profiler on Aug 10, 2011 5:03 PM EDT reply actions

welding got a 3 year deal... highly dought it..

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by det32 on Aug 10, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Not really

I still think Wendling is too valuable of a special teams player to get beat out by someone else.

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by Sean Yuille on Aug 10, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Wendling? Not a chance.

With the priority they place on SP? That guy is so locked to make the roster it’s not even funny.

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by delusional on Aug 10, 2011 6:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I'd still rather see Amiri take the starting job

He has the most potential, and looks like he’s impressing in camp.

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by Bighaircut on Aug 10, 2011 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

I hope Johnson makes the team and plays well.

His brother was developing into a perennial all pro when his carreer was tragically ended.
As for Wendling’s 3 year contract. It means Zip really unless there’s guaranteed money involved.

Ah but I was so much older then and younger than right now

by Justan Oldfart on Aug 10, 2011 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

donno if there is or not..

but he lead the NFL is ST tackles.. i think he takes coalmens spot if anything

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by det32 on Aug 10, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

They just signed Coleman this year.

Highly doubt the cut him he’s a solid NFL starter

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by The Profiler on Aug 10, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

i don't have a link

but i thought mikeyclaw and a few others said coleman stinking it up in camp. like making slow reads and not very aggressive.

by yamahawarrior89 on Aug 10, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

mikey and i think killer as well

Ah but I was so much older then and younger than right now

by Justan Oldfart on Aug 10, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

that's possible as well

Ah but I was so much older then and younger than right now

by Justan Oldfart on Aug 10, 2011 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

Wow Sean

everytime I refresh, there is a new post up. This is why POD is the best Lions’ blog ever. Kudos to you fine sir.

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by Rick Chaffee on Aug 10, 2011 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

don't know much about your safety depth

but if MJ is in the running or will start for your team, then i’d say your in some trouble there.

not to say MJ is horrible. he’s no CC Brown(is he blaming your media for his demotion here as he did in NY?) MJ is a serviceable, average NFL safety. even a spot starter if one of yours goes down for a few games. And he’ll provide good depth to your core.

but if he’s starting for you guys come Sept., as a guy who watched him play for 4 years, i’d say you should worry about that position.

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by wilddre22 on Aug 10, 2011 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

I doubt he will ever start

With that impression though I think Johnson will likely not make the team.

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by The Profiler on Aug 10, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

he's good depth, he should make the team for that reason

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by wilddre22 on Aug 11, 2011 3:21 AM EDT up reply actions

He won't start unless we experience an injury or two

Does he contribute on special teams at all?

by Stones1981 on Aug 10, 2011 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions

not with us, no

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by wilddre22 on Aug 11, 2011 3:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Truthfully

we don’t know much about our safety depth either. Reports are that Spievey looks great in camp and hopefully he’ll be a solid partner for Delmas. Great camps do not always = great game perfoprmance though. I tend to think we are looking at Johnson as depth.

Ah but I was so much older then and younger than right now

by Justan Oldfart on Aug 10, 2011 5:39 PM EDT reply actions

agree on that

I’m wondering if Coleman is kinda like Hill – doesn’t look great, doesn’t have all the measurables, but is a gamer who doesn’t make too many mistakes despite his limitations…

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by rames on Aug 11, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

All my long shots are done - kaput !

Don’t take me to the track !

~~CB – Jamal Robinson~~

~~TE – Preston Dial~~

~~LB – Quentin Davie~~

In years past, when we sucked, walk ons had a chance to make it. Not any more. This must be a good sign. A roster filled with depth and talent. Look out world !

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by Keevatron on Aug 10, 2011 5:40 PM EDT reply actions

most giant fans are more then happy to lose him it sounds like

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by det32 on Aug 10, 2011 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

camp body/place holder

need someone to take reps in the 3rd and 4th quarters after the coaches have got tape on what they want. Sure dont want to leave anybody we want to keep out there one minute than longer than need be

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by YpsilantiJeff on Aug 10, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

this

by Shankdiddy on Aug 10, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions

...is this biggest load of shite comment you've ever seen posted?? :)

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by YpsilantiJeff on Aug 11, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

“ClaytonESPN: Look for the Lions to land T Kirk Chambers of the Bengals in the next few days. They have three injured OTs”
—http://twitter.com/ClaytonESPN/status/101432199198425088

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by delusional on Aug 10, 2011 7:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

“ClaytonESPN: One of the reasons the Lions would look at Kirk Chambers is because Tony Uguh left camp Wednesday, putting the Lions down four Ts.”
—http://twitter.com/ClaytonESPN/status/101434921989582848

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by delusional on Aug 10, 2011 7:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

It is interesting...

that Mayhew started by bringing in a bunch of UDFAs. Most of them are gone now, but we still have a few. That provided camp bodies, but it also allowed the Lions to find guys that are potential developmental projects. It seems that most of that evaluation is over and Mayhew is replacing the UDFAs with players that have some NFL experience. Certainly that is being done to evaluate those players as well, but it is also done to give them a look at the Detroit system. That way, if there is an injury and we have to bring one of these guys back, they are not starting from grounds zero.

by TuffLynx on Aug 10, 2011 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

interesting prespective you have there

And makes sense, but on the other hand, wouldn’t it also allow these same players who get let go and say they get picked up by a divisional foe, then they have insight on what we are doing.

How many lumps you want Doc?

by davis0169 on Aug 10, 2011 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd be extremely surprised if they're running anything but the most basic plays at this point.

With the exception of 1st team maybe.

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by The Boourns on Aug 10, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Even with that

They get a playbook and have to study it.

How many lumps you want Doc?

by davis0169 on Aug 10, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I doubt they get a full playbook

if it’s just some UDFA off the street trying out here. Perhaps once they stick around a little bit they ease them in to more. I don’t know tho, but I find it hard to believe they pass that out freely.

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by Ee Oulo on Aug 11, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions