That didn’t take to long. The Detroit Lions welcomed receiver Tom Kennedy in for a visit on Wednesday and they have now signed him to their practice squad.
Shouldn’t be too much of a shocker.
The Lions have seen a lot of Kennedy over the years and he’s been pretty dependable.
The sad part of this is that the Lions had to let go of Dylan Drummond as a corresponding move. You hate to see that.
Drummond was one of the big stories of the summer for the Lions.
He came in after not receiving and invite to the draft or work out from any other team and he worked his way onto the practice squad.
For a moment it seemed like he would make the Lions 53-man roster.
It’s a bit surprising to see him go, but Kennedy has two seasons of experience with this coaching staff and they know what they can get out of him.
As for Drummond, he’ll go through waivers and if he’s not claimed, he’ll be a free agent. Maybe he comes back after that. We’ll see.
The Athletic’s Dianna Russini wrote that the Broncos are not willing to part with Surtain, and may not have much movement on other players at the upcoming trade deadline as they are asking a high price.
“The Broncos are not open to trading cornerback Patrick Surtain II, in fact, one team source described him as ‘the best and smartest player on the Broncos roster.’
Denver is listening to offers on others like receivers Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton and linebacker Josey Jewell, but no offer has come close to motivating GM George Paton to make a move,” Russini wrote.
“A general manager who spoke to Denver told me, ‘The Broncos aren’t selling cheaply.’ ”
While the Lions are not known to make many big moves under general manager Brad Holmes, MLive.com’s Kyle Meinke speculated that they could be willing to make an exception if the retooling Broncos were willing to part with the All-Pro Surtain.
“There could be some good options on the trade block too, notably Denver’s Patrick Surtain,” he wrote.
