The day before a Detroit Lions game is always full of some roster tweaking. That’s true with the Lions in the postseason too.
A day ahead of Detroit’s first-ever playoff game in Ford Field, the Lions made some moves to handle some injury situations on the active roster.
Two players were placed on injured reserve, as expected. Cornerback Jerry Jacobs and tight end James Mitchell were both already ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams with injuries.
The Lions signed two players from the practice squad to replace them on the 53-man active roster. Both CB Chase Lucas and TE Anthony Firkser had been on the Lions’ active roster earlier in the season but had been waived and then added back to the practice squad.
Detroit also elevated DT Tyson Alualu and fullback Jason Cabinda from the practice squad for the wild card game.
