The Detroit Lions shook up the practice squad on Thursday. Detroit signed free agent RB Dalyn Dawkins to the practice roster, and to make room they released offensive lineman Beau Benzschawel.
Dawkins, 25, has NFL experience with the Tennessee Titans in the 2018-2019 seasons. He has 11 career carries for 26 yards. The 5-7, 183-pound Dawkins was originally an undrafted free agent out of Colorado State after transferring from Purdue. He was most recently on the Titans’ practice squad. Dawkins is the nephew of former NFL safety Brian Dawkins.
Benzschawel has been with the Lions since signing as an undrafted free agent from Wisconsin in 2019. The team had tried to convert him to center. Benzschawel played exclusively on special teams in a brief two-game stint in Detroit in 2019. He is now free to sign with any other team.