Lions place Julian Okwara on Injured Reserve
The Detroit Lions have place edge rusher Julian Okwara on the injured reserve list. Because the Lions added both to the injured reserve list on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, both will now be out for four weeks instead of the entire season. They'll be eligible to come back to the team when they play the […]
The Detroit Lions have place edge rusher Julian Okwara on the injured reserve list.
Because the Lions added both to the injured reserve list on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, both will now be out for four weeks instead of the entire season. They'll be eligible to come back to the team when they play the Panthers in Week 5. Coincidentally, that's the team Okwara got hurt against.
Okwara heading to the injured reserve list opens up a roster spot for the Lions. This could be where the Lions bring in a third running back. The team signed former Jets running back Zonovan Knight on Wednesday. He could move up from the practice squad to this role.
Another belief was that Craig Reynolds could be making his return to the team and his release was merely some maneuvering on the Lions part. Turns out that's exactly what happened.
That would make sense since Reynolds was owed no dead money when the Lions released him. Meaning that they could move him off the roster at no cost with the understanding that they'll just be bringing him back.
We'll soon see what the Lions plan to do with this open roster spot. We'll have that news for you as soon as we know it.
Detroit Lions practice squad tracker
The Detroit Lions will complete their cuts at 4:00 on Tuesday. Then things will shift a bit for the team as they begin to sign players to their practice squad. That should start as early as Wednesday. The practice squad is different these days. Last year the NFL allowed teams to have 12 players on […]
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