Jack Fox has apparently won the Detroit Lions punter battle, as Dave Birkett of the Free press is reporting that the team is waiving undrafted rookie Arryn Siposs.
It was a heated training camp battle at punter and with no preseason to help separate performances between competitors, the Lions went with Fox who had a more consistent leg during camp. Fox has had more time in the NFL — just a year, but it makes a difference — and it surely helped him beat out the Australian rookie.
But don’t count Siposs out just yet. He showed enough pop in his leg that he may have earned a spot on the practice squad which would, in theory, keep this competition going into the regular season.
After an earlier report that the team was releasing long snapper Steve Wirtel, the Lions kicking specialist group has now been set with Matt Prater (kicker), Don Muhlbach (long snapper), and Fox getting the nod to start the season.
