Oday Aboushi’s wild ride on the Detroit Lions roster roller coaster has climbed up a new hill. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions have re-signed the veteran offensive lineman, one day after Aboushi was part of the cutdown to the 53-man roster limit.
Aboushi played in seven games for the Lions at guard in 2019, including two starts. The 29-year-old has also played for the Seahawks (with Lions OC Darrell Bevell), Texans, Jets and Cardinals in his journeyman career. He lost out on an initial roster spot to rookie Logan Stenberg and unheralded Matt Nelson.
There has been no immediate corresponding roster move to make room for Aboushi on the active roster. However, the Lions are expected to place rookie TE Hunter Bryant on injured reserve to create a roster spot.
One possible explanation for why Aboushi was cut and then brought back is for salary purposes. By cutting Aboushi, his contract figure for 2020 is no longer guaranteed. The Lions can now cut him (again) during the season and not incur any salary cap penalty.
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