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Lions sign 5 players to practice roster
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:51 pm
by B.C.FAN
(Vancouver) The BC Lions Football Club announced today that they have added the following international players in accordance with the CFL’s practice roster expansion period:
OL Keavon Milton 58
Ht. 6’4” Wt. 300
College: Louisiana-Monroe
Born: June 23, 1990 (27)
DL Joe Mathis 72
Ht. 6’2” Wt. 260
College: Washington
Born: April 2, 1995 (22)
LB P.J. Davis 49
Ht. 5’9” Wt. 232
College: Georgia Tech
Born: January 22, 1995 (22)
WR Dontre Wilson 18
Ht. 5’10” Wt. 195
College: Ohio State
Born: March 1, 1995 (22)
WR Dwayne Stanford 83
Ht. 6’3” Wt. 213
College: Oregon
Born: April 9, 1993 (24)
NOTE - Cartmell sent out the press release with errors regarding Stanford and Wilson's height/weight, which I have now fixed. DH
Re: Lions sign 5 players to practice roster
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 3:54 pm
by DanoT
Two 5'9" receivers and only one Oline guy?
Re: Lions sign 5 players to practice roster
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 4:20 pm
by TheLionKing
Had hope for some offensive and defensive linemen. Guess the problem with the Lions is the receiving corp
Re: Lions sign 5 players to practice roster
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:31 am
by Sir Purrcival
If it wasn't so deflating, the reactions of posters here would almost be comical. Why is it that what seems to be glaringly obvious to most around here seems to be virtually ignored by the Lions brain trust.
Re: Lions sign 5 players to practice roster
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:55 am
by Qman
these guys are only coming in for tryouts ... then they will be offered next year Training camp spots if they show well ... these guys will not even see the field unless we have massive injuries; no airlifts anymore the league is too good.
Re: Lions sign 5 players to practice roster
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:37 am
by Hambone
Qman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:55 am
these guys are only coming in for tryouts ... then they will be offered next year Training camp spots if they show well ... these guys will not even see the field unless we have massive injuries; no airlifts anymore the league is too good.
Bingo! We have a winner. Exactly right. One of the receivers might get a crack at playing time if injuries hit because there were no receivers on the depth chart outside of the 46 other than utility type Tyler Davis. Lions have Shirley, Hudson and Maddy on the PR. They would draw in before anybody brought in now. Typically players brought in under the expanded PR are done so more as auditions for next year's training camp than to provide upgrades this year. 3 of these new players are 22 year old raw rookies. With only 5 weeks of practice left it would be high expectations for them to pick up enough of the nuances of the new to them game of 3 down football to be able to make an impact. Probably down to the final 1 or 2 games before any might be ready for action.
Mathis looks intriguing based on this article:
http://www.foxsports.com/college-footba ... aft-021217
However this scouting report was much less complimentary:
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/ ... id=2558275
Re: Lions sign 5 players to practice roster
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 4:29 pm
by B.C.FAN
Keavon Milton looks like an interesting prospect as a tackle. At 27, he has likely exhausted his NFL opportunities after spending time with the Browns, Seahawks, Cowboys, Patriots and Steelers. He was a late cut in Pittsburgh after spending much of last season on their practice roster. Here's more from Steve Ewen:
Lions bring in reinforcements as CFL rosters expand
Re: Lions sign 5 players to practice roster
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:07 am
by Rammer
Hambone wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:37 am
Qman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:55 am
these guys are only coming in for tryouts ... then they will be offered next year Training camp spots if they show well ... these guys will not even see the field unless we have massive injuries; no airlifts anymore the league is too good.
Bingo! We have a winner. Exactly right. One of the receivers might get a crack at playing time if injuries hit because there were no receivers on the depth chart outside of the 46 other than utility type Tyler Davis. Lions have Shirley, Hudson and Maddy on the PR. They would draw in before anybody brought in now. Typically players brought in under the expanded PR are done so more as auditions for next year's training camp than to provide upgrades this year. 3 of these new players are 22 year old raw rookies. With only 5 weeks of practice left it would be high expectations for them to pick up enough of the nuances of the new to them game of 3 down football to be able to make an impact. Probably down to the final 1 or 2 games before any might be ready for action.
Mathis looks intriguing based on this article:
http://www.foxsports.com/college-footba ... aft-021217
However this scouting report was much less complimentary:
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/ ... id=2558275
I would think a DT would get a shot, given the Lions lack of a push, but sadly not one large body DL was brought in. I just don't understand why Wally hasn't gone after a legit DT since Mitchell.