Veteran help is on the way for the Detroit Lions for Sunday’s home matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Lions elevated wide receiver Geronimo Allison and cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman from the practice squad for the Week 6 game.
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Both Allison and Robey-Coleman are standard elevations, which means they will revert back to the practice squad after the game. The NFL altered the rules to allow teams to activate a total of 55 players for game days. It’s the first elevation of the season for both vets.
Allison provides a more proven outside threat for QB Jared Goff, who has struggled to find downfield targets. Robey-Coleman has years of starting experience in the slot and bolsters an inexperienced secondary that starts two undrafted rookies in Jerry Jacobs and AJ Parker at CB.