No, this is not a duplicate post. But it sure has the feel of something we’ve written before, unfortunately.
The Detroit Lions have placed defensive end Da’Shawn Hand on the injured reserve list with a groin injury. He was removed from the Lions’ Week 12 injury list with the roster move. Hand played just three games in 2021, recording two total tackles in between stints on the IR. It is Hand’s fifth trip to injured reserve since the start of the 2018 season, when he was a fourth-round pick out of Alabama.
To replace Hand on the 53-man roster, the Lions signed rookie offensive lineman Tommy Kraemer. The undrafted guard/center from Notre Dame played 33 reps as a practice squad elevation in Week 11 after starting right guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai left with a concussion. Vaitai is not expected to play against the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving.
