The Lions are playing out the string after their embarrassing 47-7 loss to the Buccaneers last week, and now they’re making a notable move with just one game left to play. Detroit has cut veteran safety Jayron Kearse, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network tweets.
Since we’re this late in the season Kearse will be going on waivers with 31 teams getting a chance to claim him. It’s interesting since Kearse had been playing a large role on defense recently, starting each of their last seven games before missing the Tampa game with an injury. Kearse was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh-round back in 2016, and spent the first four years of his career in Minnesota.
He became a special teams standout with the Vikings, and also a team captain. He signed a one-year, $2.75MM deal with Detroit back in March. He was suspended for the first three games of 2020 due to a substance abuse violation, but began playing a sizable role on defense right away that soon progressed to a near-every down role.
He’ll finish his stint with the Lions with 58 tackles, two passes defended, and a forced fumble in 11 games and seven starts. His most productive year in Minnesota was last season when he finished with six passes defended and an interception while making three starts. It’s possible that a contender with a banged up secondary takes a flyer on him for the postseason.
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The Lions have one game left and Kearse is a pending free agent. That tells me they’re hoping someone claims him just to save a one game paycheck payout. Lol
Kinda sad 500 bucks lmfao. They keep AP. Funny won’t let him catch on with a contender lol but this dude can smdh. The lions need a rebuild total front office from the ground up. Idk why Stafford never left.
Perfect fit for the Packers !!!
Wait, so he missed the game and they cut him? They cut the only member of their defense who wasn’t a part of their most embarrassing loss of the season?