Lions Sign Tim Toone To Practice Squad, Release Donovan Warren

by Sean Yuille on Sep 21, 2011 11:19 AM EDT in Detroit Lions News

The Detroit Lions made a change to their practice squad today. They released former Michigan cornerback Donovan Warren and signed wide receiver Tim Toone.

Toone was released by the Lions during the final round of NFL roster cuts. I figured he would be added to the practice squad shortly after he was released, but the Lions went in a different direction by keeping wide receiver Nate Hughes and signing a bunch of players released by other teams. Toone is back now, though.

Warren was one of the players brought in from another team. He was released by the Steelers during the final round of roster cuts after reportedly having a pretty strong training camp, and he is now once again a free agent.

The eight players currently on the Lions practice squad are WR Nate Hughes, WR Tim Toone, TE Nathan Overbay, OT Casey Bender, C Dan Gerberry, DE Kyle Moore, DT Corvey Irvin and S Ricardo Silva.

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I must have missed something

What happened to our 7th round pick of OT John Culbreath?

by DieHardFanForever on Sep 21, 2011 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

IR

.Does your momma have a Big Ass like your head?

by delusional on Sep 21, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

oh yeah thats right. thanks a bunch

by DieHardFanForever on Sep 21, 2011 11:33 AM EDT reply actions

Surprised

Thought we’d keep a spare cornerback since we have a spare WR in Hughes. Here’s to staying healthy in the defensive backfield.

by Parrothead Mike on Sep 21, 2011 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

THE TOOOOOOOONNNEE IS BACK!

by fiendishdr.wu on Sep 21, 2011 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

What a disapointment

Donovan Warren turned out to be..Uof M coaches were comparing him to Charles Woodson when he first arrived.

I think that the Dick Rod Defensive scheme really hurt his growth. Plus, didnt he leave early? in retrospect he prolly shouldnt have

Go Blue!

Revenue - Expenses = Profit

by dezznutz1001 on Sep 21, 2011 12:22 PM EDT reply actions

He did leave early

which turned out to be a really bad idea, considering he went undrafted.

But you can’t blame him for all of the hype, it’s not his fault that all of the recruiting sites gave him a five-star rating, or that people were already proclaiming him a future NFL Pro Bowler when he was still in High School. Yes, he had the talent to be great, but the dude also had a tremendous amount of pressure to succeed at an early age. Some people just can’t handle that shit.

by motown313 on Sep 21, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

draft stefan gilmore next year

by miblue on Sep 21, 2011 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

I'd rather have Alshon Jeffery haha

by Kalzilla on Sep 21, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd rather have Michael Brewster.

But if we’re talking WRs, Jeff Fuller all the way IMO.

"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson

by Mavyrk on Sep 21, 2011 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I was trying to stick with a Gamecock theme haha

But I like Alshon a little more…Fuller seems a little bit faster but Alshon’s got the crazy hands/shiftiness. He reminds me a lot of Larry Fitzgerald

by Kalzilla on Sep 21, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Who'd have thought

We’d now be wishing for the Lions to draft another WR?

by mcivor on Sep 22, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Gotta draft someone, right?

There’s not a lot of positions that are a huge need anymore, now it’s just a matter of continuing to turn the roster over and get younger at positions.

"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson

by Mavyrk on Sep 22, 2011 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions