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Lions bring back OT Darrin Paulo, waive LB Natrez Patrick

The Detroit Lions bring back OT Darrin Paulo and waive LB Natrez Patrick with injury designation

We have a roster move after two days of Lions training camp. Detroit has signed free agent OT Darrin Paulo.

His name should sound familiar. Paulo, 25, was on the Lions practice squad for most of the 2021 season after spending last summer in Lions camp. He also had a stint with the Denver Broncos.

Paulo replaced LB Natrez Patrick on Detroit’s roster. The Lions waived Patrick with an injury designation. With reserve OT Dan Skipper on the non-football illness list, the team needed the depth boost at OT more than an extra LB who wasn’t going to make the final 53-man roster.

Lions place 3 players on PUP list to start training camp, Jameson Williams on non-football injury list

The Detroit Lions place 3 players on PUP list to start training camp, Jameson Williams on non-football injury list

Detroit’s medical staff has been busy greeting Lions players reporting for training camp. Not every player will be ready to roll when camp opens this week.

The Lions placed three players on the physically unable to perform list, or PUP. It’s a designation that keeps them off the practice field temporarily. DE Romeo Okwara, CB Jerry Jacobs and rookie DL Josh Paschal are on PUP to start the preseason. all three are coming off leg injuries last year, including Paschal’s season-ender he suffered while at Kentucky.

Two others were placed on the non-football injury list, or NFI. The biggest name on the list is first-round wide receiver Jameson Williams. His NFI presence was expected after head coach Dan Campbell told reporters last month that he did not expect Williams to be ready for training camp as he rehabilitates from ACL surgery in January.

Williams is joined on the NFI list by linebacker Natrez Patrick, who was signed in the offseason.

All were designated as active status so that they can be activated right away. The training camp PUP list is different from the regular season designation; players on PUP in training camp could be there for as little as one day. In the regular season, it means a player is out for a minimum of four games.

Lions sign LB Natrez Partick after tryout, waive Jessie Lemonier

Patrick played two seasons with the Rams and is an off-ball LB

One of the players who was in Detroit for the rookie minicamp on a tryout basis succeeded in his quest to make the Lions. Linebacker Natrez Patrick was signed by the Lions after getting a look over the weekend.

Patrick is not a rookie. He spent most of the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, playing almost exclusively on special teams in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Patrick played collegiately at Georgia and joined the Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 draft.

He was waived by the Rams during the postseason and claimed by the Denver Broncos, but that franchise quickly waived Patrick with injury designation. He did not play in 2021.

To make room for Patrick, the Lions waived EDGE Jessie Lemonier. He played in seven games for the Lions in 2021 and registered 1.5 sacks and 15 total tackles. Patrick is an off-ball LB with more bulk (he’s a muscular 6-2 and 244 pounds), while Lemonier was a pass-rushing outside backer.

Former Georgia LB Natrez Patrick signs with new NFL team

Former UGA LB Natrez Patrick has a new NFL home.

The Detroit Lions announced on Monday that they have signed former Georgia linebacker Natrez Patrick.

Patrick tried out with the team over the weekend and Detroit has now added him to its 90 man roster.

Patrick is not a rookie, however. He went undrafted in 2019 but has played in 25 games for the Los Angeles Rams over his career. At the time, the Rams’ college scouting director was Brad Holmes, who is the current Lions general manager.

Patrick spent last year on injured reserve with the Broncos.

Patrick played at Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in Atlanta, Georgia, before committing to and playing at the University of Georgia. Patrick played four seasons at UGA racking up 160 total tackles between 2015-18.

Rams bring back Natrez Patrick on practice squad

Patrick was waived by the Rams on Tuesday.

Natrez Patrick wasn’t out of a job for long. The second-year linebacker was waived by the Rams on Tuesday afternoon and on Wednesday, the team re-signed him to the practice squad. That always seemed to be their intention after cutting Cohl Cabral from the practice squad to open up a spot for Patrick if he cleared waivers.

Patrick takes the last available spot on the practice squad, so if the Rams choose to sign a player, someone will need to be waived.

Patrick has appeared in seven games this season but has yet to play a snap on defense. He’s strictly played special teams, where he’s made one total tackle.

Rams waive Natrez Patrick, cut Cohl Cabral from practice squad

The Rams are doing some housekeeping coming out of the bye.

The Los Angeles Rams are beginning the week by doing some housekeeping. On Tuesday, they made a couple of roster moves, releasing center Cohl Cabral from the practice squad and waiving Natrez Patrick from the 53-man roster.

That opens up a spot on the active roster for Jordan Fuller, who the team will likely activate off IR for this Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. By waiving Cabral, it opens the door for Patrick to return to the practice squad if he clears waivers this week, which he probably will.

Sean McVay said Monday that he expects Fuller to be able to play against Seattle, indicating he will be activated. He was already designated to return from IR, which allows him to practice with the team immediately.

Cabral was signed as an undrafted rookie this offseason, providing depth at center behind Austin Blythe and Brian Allen. He never made it to the 53-man roster, but he did get some valuable experience on the practice squad.

Former UGA LB promoted to Los Angeles Rams’ roster

Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Natrez Patrick has been promoted to the roster for the Los Angeles Rams

Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Natrez Patrick has been promoted to the roster for the Los Angeles Rams. Patrick has played in 13 total games in his NFL career including one this season. He’s recorded two total tackles while playing primarily special teams snaps.

The Rams are off to a 2-0 start to the 2020 season and face the Buffalo Bills this Sunday. According the Rams’ official Twitter account, Los Angeles has signed Patrick to the 53-man roster from their practice squad. In a corresponding move, Los Angeles added offensive lineman Joe Noteboom to injured reserve.

Patrick, who is only 23 years old, played at Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in Atlanta, Georgia before committing and playing at the University of Georgia. Patrick played for four seasons at UGA before going undrafted to the Los Angeles Rams following the 2019 NFL Draft.

Patrick will look to carve out a larger role for Los Angeles during his second year with the team. He’ll have a multi-week opportunity with Notebook missing a minimum of three weeks.

August 17, 2019; Honolulu, HI, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush passes the football against Los Angeles Rams inside linebacker Natrez Patrick. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

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Rams activate Natrez Patrick from practice squad for Week 2

The Rams are bringing up the former undrafted free agent linebacker.

The NFL tweaked practice squad and roster rules this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing teams to not only carry extra players on the practice squad, but also call two up per week before game day.

The Los Angeles Rams have exercised that option this week and have brought up linebacker Natrez Patrick from the practice squad. He’s now on the 53-man roster, but the Rams will have to decide on Sunday whether to make him active against the Eagles.

Patrick adds depth at inside and outside linebacker possessing the ability to play both positions. He may not get much playing time even if he is active on Sunday, considering Jachai Polite was ahead of him on the depth chart and only played one snap.

Patrick was an undrafted free agent out of Georgia last year and wound up making the Rams’ 53-man roster as a rookie.

Former Georgia LB Natrez Patrick signs to LA Rams practice squad

Former Georgia football LB Natrez Patrick has signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad.

The Los Angeles Rams have signed former Georgia linebacker Natrez Patrick to their 2020 practice squad.

Patrick didn’t have the smoothest collegiate career in terms of off-field incidents.  He was arrested three times for marijuana related charges during his time in Athens but was never dismissed from the team. Patrick served a four game suspension and had to watch the 2018 Rose Bowl from his in-patient rehab center.

Patrick also had to miss out on playing in the CFP National Championship game despite a “penny-sized” amount of the marijuana being found in his teammate’s car and being claimed by the vehicle’s owner.  Charges against Patrick were subsequently dropped shortly after.

Patrick played at Georgia from 2015-2018, totaling 160 tackles, two sacks and one pass deflection.  He was named a preseason All-SEC honoree by Athlon Sports before the 2018 season, even after being suspended for four games the year prior.

Patrick was not drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft but was signed as a free agent by the Rams on April 29th of 2019.  The Rams released Patrick on September 5th of 2020 but have now added him onto their practice squad.

Watch: Georgia is LBU

Georgia football former players and current coaches release ‘LBU’ hype video in an effort to recruit the top LBs in the country to UGA.

A number of former Georgia players and current coaches have released an ‘LBU’ hype video in an effort to recruit the top linebacker prospects in the nation to Athens.

The video features former Dawg linebackers such as Roquan Smith, Natrez Patrick and Tae Crowder, who have now made it to the NFL, crediting UGA and its coaches for preparing them for the next level.

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Glenn Schumann, the Georgia inside linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator, gets high praise throughout the video.

“Being coached by the best linebacker coach in the country, coach Schumann, everything we did at Georgia I do now in the league,” said Smith.

Smith was the recipient of the 2017 Butkus Award, awarded annually to the most outstanding linebacker in college football.  Smith is the only Georgia player to receive this high honor.  That year, Smith also won the title of SEC Defensive Player of the Year, First-team All-SEC as well as the SEC Championship Game MVP.

“The linebackers should be the tone-setters for the defense, I want my energy to be contagious to other people on the field and I want my players’ energy to be contagious.” said Schumann in the hype video.

Current Georgia linebackers Nakobe Dean, Monty Rice and Quay Walker are also featured in the video.  These three are all expected to play pivotal roles in Georgia’s defense in 2020, a defense that finished No. 1 overall in team defense in 2019 and allowed only two rushing touchdowns all season.

In Georgia’s 2020 No.1 overall recruiting class, the sole linebacker committed is 4-star Washington, D.C. native MJ Sherman, listed as the No. 2 outside linebacker recruit in the country by 247Sports.

For the 2021 class, Georgia currently has the No. 10 inside linebacker committed in 4-star Baltimore, MD native Jamon Dumas-Johnson.

The Dawgs hope to land 2021 5-star Dallas, GA native Smael Mondon, who is listed at 6-foot-3, 220 lbs and the No. 2 outside linebacker in the country.  247Sports experts have all given their Crystal Ball predictions for Mondon in favor of Georgia.

With the departure of Rice and his fellow rising senior Nate McBride coming following this season, the emphasis on locking down the next wave of linebackers is huge for the Georgia coaching staff.

This video shows why players want to come to Georgia, and that is ultimately to be NFL ready by the end of their college careers.  Showcasing the likes of NFL stars Roquan Smith and Natrez Patrick, as well as Tae Crowder’s transformation from a 2-star wide receiver to an NFL linebacker, is the perfect plan to recruit the top linebackers in the country to Georgia.