Today’s minor moves:
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Miami Dolphins
Seattle Seahawks
Here are today’s practice squad updates:
Buffalo Bills
Detroit Lions
Houston Texans
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
Here are Tuesday’s practice squad decisions:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Cincinnati Bengals
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Here is the latest from the workout circuit:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Detroit Lions
Indianapolis Colts
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
Oakland Raiders
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans
Here are Saturday’s minor moves:
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Eagles
Here are Tuesday’s minor moves:
Detroit Lions
Los Angeles Chargers
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Here are Tuesday’s updates from the workout circuit, all links going to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer’s Twitter unless otherwise noted.
Atlanta Falcons
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Indianapolis Colts
New Orleans Saints
New York Jets
Oakland Raiders
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Washington Redskins
The Lions will have a rearranged backfield come Week 3. They released offseason addition C.J. Anderson and claimed Paul Perkins off waivers from the Giants.
Anderson signed a one-year, $1.5MM contract to join the Lions, his fourth team in the past year. The former Pro Bowler and Super Bowl starter rushed for 43 yards on 16 carries over Detroit’s first two games.
Perkins will join sixth-round rookie Ty Johnson and fellow waiver claim J.D. McKissic behind starter Kerryon Johnson. As a result of Anderson’s departure, the Lions will boast a much less experienced backfield. Perkins will arrive after having not played in a regular-season game since 2017. The former Jerry Reese-era Giants pick was buried on this season’s New York depth chart, prompting the now-Dave Gettleman-led club to waive him last week.
The 24-year-old UCLA alum averaged just 2.2 yards per carry in 2017 but posted a more respectable 4.1 per-tote mark as a rookie. He has yet to score a touchdown. This move will send the 28-year-old Anderson back to free agency. He caught on with the Panthers, Raiders and Rams last season and enjoyed great success for the NFC champions. But Los Angeles moved in a different direction, leading Anderson to Detroit.
We’ve got another batch of workout updates from the past few days, all via veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer on Twitter (unless otherwise noted):
Detroit Lions
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Miami Dolphins
New Orleans Saints
Oakland Raiders
San Francisco 49ers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quarterback Jeff Driskel had his first workout. ESPN’s Field Yates reports (via Twitter) that the 26-year-old auditioned for the Lions.
The 2016 sixth-round pick had spend that majority of his career with the Bengals, playing behind Andy Dalton and A.J. McCarron during his rookie and sophomore campaigns. He finally got a shot to play in 2018, and despite going 1-4 as a starter, he managed to put up solid numbers. Driskel ultimately appeared in nine total games last year, completing 59.7-percent of his passes for 1,003 yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions. He also added 130 rushing yards and two scores (along with four fumbles) on 25 carries.
Driskel was beat out by fourth-round rookie Ryan Finley during the preseason, leading to the veteran being released from the IR with an injury settlement.
With Matthew Stafford earning big bucks as the starter, the Lions are still rostering a worthy backup in Josh Johnson. Driskel could potentially earn a role on the practice squad, or the team could move on from third-stringer David Blough.