The Detroit Lions proceed to make changes to their roster, and based on a report from NFL insider Aaron Wilson, they’ve elected to take away defensive deal with Brodric Martin from injured reserve and add him to the 53-man roster. He’ll take the open spot created after putting Ifeatu Melifonwu on injured reserve on Tuesday.
Martin was drafted by the Lions within the third spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft however spent most of his rookie season creating and was solely energetic for 3 video games. Coming into 2024, he was in competitors with Kyle Peko for backup nostril deal with duties behind starter DJ Reader. Sadly, Martin injured his knee within the preseason finale and was positioned on injured reserve at cutdowns.
With Peko touchdown on injured reserve just a few weeks into the season, the Lions have since turned to defensive finish Pat O’Connor to again up the nostril deal with spot, however at 6-foot-4, 270 kilos, he’s higher suited as a rotational participant who can transfer alongside the defensive position. With Martin (6-foot-5, 330 kilos) returning to the roster, he’s a extra pure match for the reserve nostril deal with place and can provide the Lions some additional bulk in the course of their defensive position.
Martin would be the second participant the Lions have returned from injured reserve, as additionally they returned Melifonwu on Monday as a precursor to putting him again on injured reserve on Tuesday. That leaves six spots accessible for gamers like Emmanuel Moseley (who’s at the moment in an damage analysis window of his personal), Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Alex Anzalone, and doubtlessly Melifonwu once more. Gamers like Aidan Hutchinson, Derrick Barnes, and John Cominsky stay potential late-season/postseason choices for return, however none are a positive factor at this stage of their rehabilitation.
