The Detroit Lions are set to start their second week of Organized Group Actions (OTAs) on Tuesday and have made a roster transaction forward of the following wave of practices. On Monday, the Lions introduced that they’d signed cornerback Divaad Wilson and launched UDFA rookie Gavin Holmes.
Wilson started his faculty profession on the College of Georgia, transferred to the College of Central Florida, and entered the NFL in 2023 as an undrafted free agent. His skilled profession began in Jacksonville, however he was launched throughout cutdowns and joined Arizona’s follow squad. Over the following season and a half, Wilson would bounce forwards and backwards between the Cardinals’ energetic roster and follow squad, taking part in in seven video games and beginning one. Mid-season in 2024, the Giants signed Wilson off the Cardinals’ follow squad and performed in three video games down the stretch in New York.
In Detroit, Wilson figures to step into the Lions’ outdoors nook and particular groups depth competitors, however he’ll have a troublesome street forward of him with a robust roster already in place. The Lions return starters, Terrion Arnold and Amik Robertson, spent large on D.J. Reed in free company and are growing final yr’s second-round decide, Ennis Rakestraw. Additionally they return Khalil Dorsey and Stantley Thomas-Oliver, whereas additionally including Rock Ya-Sin in free company for depth competitors.
Holmes was focused by the Lions post-2025 NFL Draft and obtained $85,000 in ensures to check in Detroit. He participated in rookie minicamp however was not collaborating in final week’s OTAs (that the media was capable of observe), and that lack of taking part in time certainly restricted his potential to make a constructive impression.
Replace: per the NFL transaction wire, Holmes was launched with an harm waiver with no recall, which means he is not going to default again to the Lions if he clears waivers.
