Faced with a virulent outbreak of illness across the roster that includes six players being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the Detroit Lions made several roster moves on Saturday. The team elevated seven players from the practice squad to try and field a full football team for Sunday’s matchup with the Denver Broncos.
Six of the players elevated are designated with the COVID-19 replacement status. They are:
CB Corey Ballentine
LB Curtis Bolton
DE Bruce Hector
RB Craig Reynolds
CB Nickell Robey-Coleman
TE Shane Zylstra
Detroit also elevated CB Parnell Motley from the practice squad. In addition, the team signed RB Rodney Smith from the practice squad to the active roster and also released OT Darrin Paulo from the practice squad.
