Based on Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Lions are signing tight finish Kenny Yeboah to a one-year deal.
Yeboah has been within the NFL for 4 years after splitting his school profession at Temple and Ole Miss. He went undrafted in 2021 and has spent all 4 seasons with the New York Jets. Over that point he has performed in 33 video games and made two begins. Although he’s performed over 300 snaps on offenses, he has simply 9 profession receptions for 111 yards and a landing. However he did have this superior preseason hail mary catch throughout his rookie season.
At 6-foot-4, 250 kilos, Yeboah is definitely constructed extra like a blocking tight finish, and that matches how the Jets used him. In his 106 offensive snaps final 12 months, 88 of them had been as an inline tight finish moderately than within the slot or backfield. He has additionally contributed a major quantity on particular groups for all 4 years, eclipsing 100 snaps every season.
The Lions definitely have a necessity for tight finish depth for the time being. Previous to this transfer, the Lions solely had Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright beneath contract. Former draft decide James Mitchell signed with the Panthers again in January, and Shane Zylstra is at the moment an unrestricted free agent. Don’t be stunned if the Lions add just a few extra tight ends earlier than the offseason is thru.
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