Lions Announce Week 7 Roster Moves
The Detroit Lions announced a series of roster moves, ahead of their Week 7 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.
Josh Paschal, who has missed the past five weeks of action, has come off of the injured reserve list.
Following the Chiefs win, the former second-round pick has been battling a knee injury and is on the injury report as being questionable for Week 7 against Baltimore.
"I'm chomping at the bit, for sure," Paschal told reporters after practice Friday. "I'm ready to get back out there and contribute with the guys and go out there and fly around. Week 1 was fun so I'm ready to get back to it the rest of the year."
In a corresponding move, the team released tight end Darrell Daniels.
With David Montgomery missing another week of action, rookie Jahmyr Gibbs is primed and ready to have his handled called much more often.
While the veteran was known for being a workhorse, Detroit's first-round pick is certainly prepared to be utilized however offensive coordinator Ben Johnson deems neccesary.
"You don’t want too much. I don’t know how David did that 32 (against Green Bay). That was crazy," said Gibbs. "I don’t know how he did that. But yeah, I’ll always take 18 to 20 (touches)."
Dan Campbell indicated the team does not have to make drastic changes to the run game due to injuries.
“We really haven’t to be honest with you. There’s a few things we think he does well that certainly will carry, but ultimately, we’re going to keep what we do well and what our O-line does well, our tight ends, because we believe he can. We don’t think he’s just some, ‘Hey, you just got to get on the perimeter. He’s not an inside runner.’ We don’t believe that," said Campbell. "So, we’re keeping the identity of what we do and the core of what we do in the run game, so that won’t really change.”
Practice squad elevations
The Lions elevated running backs Mohamed Ibrahim and Devine Ozigbo from the practice squad.
