The Lions put their top waiver position to good use Wednesday, claiming wide receiver Josh Reynolds, per NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero (on Twitter).
Reynolds requested his release from Tennessee, and because this move came after the trade deadline, the fifth-year wideout went through waivers. He did not make it past team No. 1 in the priority but will head to a Lions team in need at the position.
Detroit’s offseason signings of Tyrell Williams and Breshad Perriman did not work out. Perriman did not make the Lions’ 53-man roster, and a Williams concussion led to an IR trip and an eventual injury settlement. The Lions parted ways with Williams last week. T.J. Hockenson and D’Andre Swift lead the Lions in receiving yards; Kalif Raymond‘s 334 is the most among Detroit’s wideouts.
This claim will reunite Reynolds and Jared Goff, who played together for four seasons in Los Angeles. A fourth-round Rams pick in 2017, Reynolds played an auxiliary role with L.A. but saw decent run in 2020. The 6-foot-3 target caught 52 passes for 618 yards and two scores last year, helping pave a path to Tennessee in free agency. The Titans fit did not pan out; Reynolds has just 10 receptions for 90 yards this season. His one-year contract contains less than $1MM in remaining base salary.
LETS GO!!!
Not a bad dart throw.
At least he will get to see the field unfortunately for a bad team and he should have a good timing with J.Goff
One of the only smart moves the Lions have made all year. Sad to say about this new regime but it’s the same old Lions and they will always be one of the worst, if not the worst, teams in the league. This team is cursed and the NFL HATES them so us long suffering Lions fan will just have to keep on suffering for a long time to come.
They have made plenty of good long term moves. Especially, the stategy of building from the lines out and not doing too much to still be be mediocre at best.
Their playoff run starts now. Go Lions!
Alot of us called this one.
The Lions could handpicked a player from each team and still somehow play sub .500 ball?
Forces his way off good team..gets claimed by lions. The universe won.