The Detroit Lions were awarded two players on successful waiver claims: DE Tyrus Wheat and DT Tyler Lacy.
Wheat comes to Detroit from the Dallas Cowboys. The 6-foot-2, 260-pounder spent his first two seasons in Dallas, playing in 20 games. Wheat registered 14 tackles and a half-sack in eight games in 2024 and was part of the Cowboys roster cutdown.
Lacy is another pickup from the Jaguars. A fourth-round pick out of Oklahoma State in the 2023 NFL Draft, Lacy started eight games for the Jaguars in 2024 and has 28 total games of NFL experience. He fills the DE/DT “tweener” mold the Lions favor at 6-foot-4 and 276 pounds. Lacy is still looking for his first NFL sack.
No players the Lions waived were claimed by any other NFL teams. That means the Lions are free to sign any player they waived to their practice squad.
This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Lions claim 2 defensive linemen on waivers, lose no players to claims
Reporting by Jeff Risdon, Lions Wire / Lions Wire
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