Goodbye Daylon Mack, we hardly knew you.
After claiming Mack last Saturday, the Detroit Lions announced today that they have waived the nose tackle after less than a week into training camp.
We in the Detroit media spoke with general manager Bob Quin last week, he mentioned that the onboarding process for claiming/signing players was still being hashed out by the NFL and NFLPA. But if we follow the pre-determined procedure for getting players tested and into camp, the Lions made this decision on Mack based on just a few days of the strength and conditioning program. Not great news for Mack’s longterm potential in the league.
Mack was claimed after nose tackle John Atkins opted out of the 2020 season but with both now off the roster, the Lions are down to three players at the position: starter Danny Shelton, sixth-round draft pick John Penisini, and developmental futures contract player Olive Sagapolu.
As the roster currently stands, the Lions are at 87 players and it’s unclear if they will look to add more players to fill those open three slots, especially when you consider the multi-day onboarding process and the fact that they have to trim the roster down to 80 players over the next nine days.