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The Lions have signed 28-year old OG Milford Brown to a 1-year deal. Brown played in 6 games (4 starts) for the Jaguars last season. He has now played in 53 games (47 starts) in his seven year NFL career. This was a good signing for the Lions as Brown stands at 6’5″, 330 pounds and he has a mean streak.
The Lions have signed 26-year old safety Calvin Lowry. Lowry played in 11 games for the Broncos last season and he made 18 tackles and defensed 2 passes. Lowry has now played in 43 games in his NFL career making 87 tackles, defensing 13 passes, forcing 1 fumble and he has picked off two passes. This was a good signing for the Lions so late before the season starts.
The Lions have placed 33-year old DE Jared DeVries on the Injured Reserve List with a torn Achilles Tendon ending his season. He played in 10 games last season for the Lions in which he made 29 tackles, defensed 3 passes and he had 2 sacks. In his nine year NFL career (all with the Lions), DeVries has played in 118 games and made 185 tackles, has defensed 8 passes, has 16.5 sacks and he has forced six fumbles. This hurts the depth on the outside of the Lions’ defensive line.
The Lions have signed 27-year old, 6’2″, 325 pound NT/DT Shaun Smith. Smith played in 11 games for the Browns last season making 36 tackles and forcing 1 fumble. Smith has now played six years in the NFL covering 60 games in which he has made 144 tackles, he’s defensed 4 passes, has 2 sacks and he has forced 2 fumbles. This was a good move for the Lions who needed some help up front.
The Lions have signed 29-year old WR Billy McMullen to a 1-year deal. McMullen played in 4 games for the Seahawks last season and he caught 7 passes for 124 yards (17.7 avg). He has now played in 49 games in his 5 year NFL career and he has caught 52 passes for 725 yards (13.9 avg) with 3 TD grabs. Don’t expect miracles out of McMullen who will likely be way down the Lions’ depth chart when the season begins if he even makes the final roster.
UPDATE: The Lions have released Billy McMullen.