With some injury issues impacting the Detroit Lions ahead of Sunday’s matchup in Ford Field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Lions made some final tweaks to the active roster. Detroit elevated two wide receivers from the practice squad to the game day roster.
Tom Kennedy and Tim Patrick were elevated. With rookie Isaiah Williams ruled out with an abdominal injury, the promotions fill a hole on the Lions roster.
It’s the second elevation in as many weeks for Kennedy. Patrick will make his Detroit debut. He was elevated after joining the Lions from the Broncos shortly after the roster cutdowns.
Defensive tackle DJ Reader remains on track to see his first action in a Lions uniform, too. Reader didn’t carry an injury status on the final report and no setbacks happened, so the veteran nose tackle figures to be in the lineup. The Lions not adding any other defensive help.