Detroit Lions Fill Out Practice Squad With Cornelius Ingram, Kyle Moore, Donovan Warren

by Sean Yuille on Sep 7, 2011 1:05 PM EDT in Detroit Lions News

The Detroit Lions officially filled out the final four spots on their practice squad on Wednesday. We already knew about five of the players earlier in the week, but only four names had been announced. The four players confirmed today to have joined the practice squad are tight end Cornelius Ingram, defensive end Kyle Moore, defensive tackle Corvey Irvin and cornerback Donovan Warren. The four players previously announced as joining the practice squad are wide receiver Nate Hughes, offensive tackle Casey Bender, center Dan Gerberry and safety Ricardo Silva.

Here's a rundown of information on the three new names on the practice squad:

Ingram was drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He tore his ACL in 2009 and spent about a month of 2010 on the Eagles practice squad. He was with the Eagles this year until the final round of roster cuts.
Moore was a fourth-round pick of the Buccaneers in 2009. He appeared in eight games that year and started all seven of his appearances in 2010. He was let go during the final round of roster cuts as well.
Warren is a former Michigan player who went undrafted in 2010 after deciding to leave school a year early. He spent training camp with the Jets last year and was with the Steelers this offseason before being let go this past weekend.

It's worth noting that cornerback Walter McFadden is not listed as being on the practice squad. Earlier in the week it was reported that he would be joining it.

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Donovan Warren

I love Michigan just as much as the Lions. I liked Warren in school he was a product of Carr not Rod not saying he is the next Woodson or even Hall but M & S must of liked something they ve seen in the kid.

Making the Jets PS his rookie year and lasting to final cuts in Pit isnt easy and imo he should of stayed in school. It should be fun to see what happens here.

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by SmittyJ on Sep 7, 2011 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

Donovan Warren is one my favorites I ever saw play @ the big house

i believe only one 3 michigan players to start @ CB for entire college tenure?

Others being Ty Law and Charles Woodson

I have high hopes for him :)

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by Igorzba on Sep 7, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

he could contribute if he gets his shit together……….not sure when that will be though…………

love ingram………..if the dude gets healthy he could contribute and one of our TEs not named pettigrew could be valuable tradebait

by miblue on Sep 7, 2011 1:48 PM EDT reply actions

Ingram is a beast

He was one of top 5 of that draft class if wasn’t for his injury problem. If he can stay healthy he is at min great practice squad player

by Liontotheextreme on Sep 7, 2011 2:01 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Donovan back home

by Penaltylions on Sep 7, 2011 2:28 PM EDT reply actions

really like warren!!

by bnumerich on Sep 7, 2011 2:43 PM EDT reply actions

What happened to McFadden???

How come we keep getting these guys saying they are headed to Detroit and then nothing??? and I’m really bummed they did not sign Callaway to the PS after the preseason he had..

by Bubbajon on Sep 7, 2011 2:48 PM EDT reply actions

Warren is a gamer.

Most of us over at BTSC were pretty shocked they cut Warren, because he tore it up in the preseason. He played tight coverage almost constantly.

by JDSpartan on Sep 7, 2011 3:02 PM EDT reply actions

Looks good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K73Uu3L-jCw

by Michael21 on Sep 7, 2011 3:15 PM EDT reply actions

What's the deal on Kyle Moore

I don’t know anything about him…

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by rames on Sep 7, 2011 3:58 PM EDT reply actions

Even the PS is upgraded

I like what the front office has done to adding depth to the team, including the PS. Let’s hope the Lions don’t have to look to the team depth and PS for replacements due to injury to the starters too soon in the season, but if they do, I’m having confidence they can perform well.

by Parrothead Mike on Sep 7, 2011 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

hate warren

michigan grad, so i’m a little against the grain, but thought he was horribly overrated at U of M. I guess PS is a good place for him though, doesn’t really matter.

by redwingxviii on Sep 7, 2011 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

Nice I like Warren

I remember that a lot of us wanted him in the draft, I wanted to take him in the 5th to 7th but some fanatics wanted him as high as the 3rd round above Spievey and even flipped out when he was not the pick. We can all LoL in hindsight now but since I have followed him let me tell you my take.

First of all he came across as a complete idiot on twitter after going to the Jets as an UDFA. He also seemed to be a bit starstruck. Hopefully his twitter was just him trying to be hip, because if his real English is that bad then there is little hope that he is or ever will be smart enough to compete at the NFL level. I bet that U of M grads were actually embarrassed by him, that is how stupid he sounded.

In Jets camp he did seem to compete and work hard, but had little chance of making that stacked corner depth on the 53.

This year in the preseason the Steelers had picked him up and he has played well. I am actually surprised that they cut him since they have some injury at the corners and are not especially deep in that position.

Donovan has a year of the NFL under his belt now and hopefully he has matured and has his head in the right direction but I am not holding my breath. Think of a less talented Derrick Williams and you get a pretty accurate picture. Warren is more about hard work but he carries that same kind of aloof swagger that leaves him just a bit off in the clouds at times and is probably the reason why he is struggling. Should he come back down to Earth, humble himself, and stop worrying about buying cars and how much cash and bling he is going to bang in the NFL then he has a shot of making a team next year. Should he not, then he will likely see his NFL career end after another year or two as a scout team player and practice squad pro.

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by Evilsmurf on Sep 7, 2011 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

I dont know much about Warren.

He seemsx to be getting a lot of love on here, probably because he is a michigan guy. Im a state fan and I dont mind Michigan guys playing for the Lions becasue if they can play they can play. Im sure the Michigan fans are the same way about State players. I do however remember him having some issues in a game against State a few years ago. Hope he works out.

by BennieBladesFan on Sep 7, 2011 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

Some of these explanations don’t really sound like upgrades.

by Tim 34 on Sep 7, 2011 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

Sweet we finally got a Shut Down corner LMAO

In all seriousness I am notg seeing how ALL these players keep us from keeping Caleb, Pratt or Toone. Sureley one of these guys is better than one of these players. I don’t see anything special on this squad. I’m a Michigan fan and even I am not all that high on Warren. He went undrafted and got cut for a reason. hate Rex Ryan but truth is he knows defensive talent. Warren was cut for a reason.

Maybe I am just showing signs of attachment to the knowing quanitys but IMO. Caleb of all people is better than any one of the given names above.

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by The Profiler on Sep 7, 2011 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

Different faces, I'm assuming

Campbell, Pratt, and Toone are all known quantities, like you said, and none of them are banging down the door to our 53. New faces give us more known quantities, none of these guys are likely to be on game day rosters anyways, so having more quantity on tabs can’t be a bad thing. If we need Pratt/Caleb/Toone on game day, they can be signed off free agency or someone else’s PS just as easily if they were on our PS.

by Mavyrk on Sep 7, 2011 8:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Where's that rockstar, millionare or whatever, TheOriginalVoice at?

He should be ecstatic that we got Warren. He said Warren was one of the best corners in the 2010 draft.

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by JCruize on Sep 7, 2011 7:27 PM EDT reply actions

He said he was "the best"

And that he has never been wrong on a draft prediction…I wonder what he thinks now

by fhnlion on Sep 7, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

You rarely see a guy on the P.S. for the same team more then two years

Usually by they the coaches know what the players potential is, and if they have not made the 53 there is little likelihood they ever will. Also keep in mind that the P. S. is not exclusive to your team. If we decide we ant another player, anywhere in the league, we can take him at any given time. All we have to do is be willing to keep him on the 53 the rest of the year. See Zac Robinson last year when Stafford went on IR.

Our goal with the P. S. is not always to develop players, all 32 teams in the NFL are doing that for all other 32 teams every year. The idea is to be able to have practice bodies that can perform a given role for the team. Some will mimic or mirror a player on the current roster, others will mimic opponents. Perhaps Warren is here for no other reason than to mimic a physical gritty corner that we will face many times from opponents this year. After all he did play for Rex Ryan and with Revis for a while, he did get recruited to U of M before Bitch Fraud was there. So he is probably getting picked up more based on his physical dynamics and how he plays rather than any serious potential to play on Sundays. Lets face it, if he had that much potential the Lions would have drafted him or he would be on the 53. Hell they might just be giving him a look for now and may end up cutting him if they don’t like what they see, remember there is a lot of churning on the bottom end of a roster and even some on the P. S. each year.

The only reason this is really news is because Sean is so damn thorough and because we are such damn rabid, crazy ass fans that we actually eat up content faster than it can be generated.

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by Evilsmurf on Sep 8, 2011 12:26 AM EDT reply actions