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Lions activate Nick Williams from reserve/COVID-19 list

Williams was impressive in first-team reps prior to going on the COVID-19 list

The defensive line room in Detroit just got a little more crowded. Veteran tackle Nick Williams has been activated by the team from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Williams has been on the list since testing positive for COVID-19 almost two weeks ago. He had been regularly receiving first-team reps in training camp prior to the trip to the reserve list. With rookie Levi Onwuzurike, who primarily plays the same position, back in practice as well, it should provide a deeper glimpse at the coach’s take on the depth chart.

To make room for Williams rejoining the active roster, the Lions waived tight end Hunter Thedford. The addition of Rashod Berry as a potential blocking TE candidate and special teamer spelled the end of the Lions line for Thedford. Berry was an EDGE for the Patriots but he played both OLB and TE at Ohio State in college and was listed on the NFL’s official transaction wire as a tight end.

Lions sign two new defensive tackles, place Nick Williams on reserve/COVID-19 list

One of the newcomers is P.J. Johnson, who was originally a 7th-round pick by Detroit in 2019

The personnel shuffle along the Detroit Lions defensive line continues in earnest. The Lions added two new players to the mix on Saturday and also placed defensive tackle Nick Williams on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Lions signed tackles Michael Barnett and P.J. Johnson. Fans should recognize Johnson’s name from his prior stint in Detroit. He was a seventh-round pick in 2019 out of Arizona but failed to make the team as a rookie. He’s bounced around several practice squads and rosters since, most recently the Carolina Panthers.

Barnett is in his second season but did not play in 2020. He was originally an undrafted rookie free agent out of Georgia for the New England Patriots.

The Lions have had some health issues on the defensive front prior to Williams’ trip to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Second-round rookie Levi Onwuzurike has only been a full participant in practice once. Veteran Michael Brockers has taken few reps in team drills throughout camp, and nose tackle John Penisini is battling an injury that kept him out on Friday and Saturday. The Lions have added Bruce Hector and Miles Brown in recent days and released Reggie Gilbert, too.

Brandon Scherff and David Sharpe placed on reserve/COVID-19 list

Washington now has six players on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Earlier this week, Washington head coach Ron Rivera voiced his concerns on the team’s low COVID-19 vaccination rate and saw four players added to the reserve/COVID-19 list.

On Saturday’s final practice in Richmond before heading back to Ashburn, Washington added two more to the list: right guard Brandon Scherff and offensive tackle David Sharpe.

Scherff and Sharpe join wide receiver Curtis Samuel, defensive tackle Matt Ioannidis, offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas and defensive back Chris Miller on the list.

Rivera spoke after practice and said some players were set up to get the vaccine on Sunday.

Washington already has more player’s on the reserve/COVID-19 list this week than it had last season before vaccinations were available.

It’s easy to understand Rivera’s frustration because it could put Washington at a disadvantage on game days if this happens during the season.

 

 

 

 

Lions place Jalen Reeves-Maybin on reserve/COVID-19 list to start training camp

The Lions also placed IOL Evan Brown on the active/non-football injury list

The Detroit Lions made a couple of roster announcements to start training camp in Allen Park on Wednesday morning.

Detroit placed veteran linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin on the reserve/COVID-19 list and reserve guard/center Evan Brown on the active non-football injury (NFI) list.

Reeves-Maybin will have to sit out camp until he clears the required NFL COVID-19 protocols. It is unknown if he tested positive or was exposed to a positive person and isn’t vaccinated.

Earlier in his initial press conference to kick off camp, head coach Dan Campbell stated that over 80 percent of the Lions players were fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

This article was updated to reflect Reeves-Maybin’s status

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Lions place DE Austin Bryant on PUP among roster moves to start training camp

The Lions made some roster moves as the rookies and injured players report for training camp

No, this is not a duplicate report…

Austin Bryant will begin the Detroit Lions 2021 training camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. It’s the second season in a row where Bryant lands on the PUP list before the year starts. He ended the 2020 season playing through a thigh injury, one unrelated to the pectoral injury that sidelined him earlier in the season. The 2019 fourth-round pick from Clemson has been healthy for just 10 games in two seasons.

The team made a couple of other roster moves as the rookies and injured players report for training camp.

Undrafted rookie wide receiver Javon McKinley was placed on the non-football injury list. McKinley was a full participant in the team’s minicamp in June. Another UDFA, offensive lineman Evan Heim, was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Training camp commences on Wednesday in Allen Park.

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With season over, Seahawks players have to get back to ‘real world’

Now that the Seattle Seahawks’ season is over, wide receiver Tyler Lockett and his teammates will have to adjust to the offseason.

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The Seattle Seahawks’ season came to a sudden end over the weekend after their wild-card loss to the Los Angeles Rams. While many football questions remain to be answered over the offseason, for wide receiver Tyler Lockett, the most difficult part might be adjusting back to life off the football field.

“The hard part is not only do you lose in a playoff game but, now we have to go back to our homes and – you think about all the stuff that we’ve been through this whole year,” Lockett explained after the game. “Having to be tested every day, having to try to stay away from as many people as we possibly can, being careful with who we fly up here and who we’re around. Now, we literally have to go back to being at home, back into the real world.”

For many around the world, football and other sports, have been a welcome distraction over the last year. But the coronavirus precautions have taken a toll on the Seahawks’ players, who fortunately were able to keep their Reserve/COVID-19 list numbers down to some of the lowest in the league. However, resuming life on the “outside” will be challenging for Lockett and some of his teammates, especially with the future of next season still up in the air.

“It’s going to be hard to adjust but, it’s just going to be something that we’re going to have to figure out,” Lockett continued. “We don’t know if we’re going to have OTA’s. We have to figure out if the NFL is going to pay for us to get tested again so, probably won’t come back until the end of July. That’s a lot. Being at home all the way until the end of July especially during Covid when everything is shut down.

“It’s just one of those things where you kind of have to re-wire your mind and figure out how to adjust again.”

The Seahawks held meetings on Sunday before the players cleared out their lockers and parted ways for the offseason.

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Steelers activate TE Eric Ebron, LB Cassius Marsh from Reserve/COVID list

Eric Ebron and Cassius Marsh could play versus the Cleveland Browns in the wild-card round.

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Thursday that tight end Eric Ebron and linebacker Cassius Marsh have been activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Both players were close contacts of cornerback Joe Haden and were placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Jan. 2, causing them to miss the final game of the regular season. Haden tested positive and will not play in the wild-card round on Sunday.

On 91 targets, Ebron has 56 catches for 558 yards and five touchdowns. Vance McDonald has proven to be a more effective blocker and had five receptions on six targets for 33 yards versus Cleveland.

Pittsburgh signed Marsh off the Colts practice squad on Dec. 9 and was activated on Dec. 14. He’s appeared in one game and made two solo tackles and against the Colts in Week 16.

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Seahawks activate safety Damarious Randall from Reserve/COVID-19 list

The Seattle Seahawks have activated safety Damarious Randall back from the Reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of the wild-card playoff matchup.

The Seattle Seahawks announced a couple of roster moves on Wednesday ahead of the wild-card matchup against the Los Angeles Rams scheduled for Saturday at Lumen Field.

Seattle has activated safety Damarious Randall back from the Reserve/COVID-19 list just one day after teammate, tackle Brandon Shell, was also returned to the active roster.

Both players are now available for the playoff game this weekend.

In addition, the Seahawks also signed former University of Washington cornerback Jordan Miller to the practice squad.

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Seahawks put Shell, Randall on COVID-19 list, activate Flowers from IR

The Seattle Seahawks have placed Brandon Shell and Damarious Randall on the COVID-19 list and activated Tre Flowers from injured reserve.

The Seattle Seahawks executed a number of roster moves ahead of their regular-season finale against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17.

First, the Seahawks announced tackle Brandon Shell and safety Damarious Randall have been placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Shell was added to Friday’s injury report after a “close contact” situation but has tested negative for the coronavirus. No details were given regarding Randall’s status at this time.

In addition to Shell and Randall to the COVID-19 list, Seattle has also activated cornerback Tre Flowers from injured reserve back to the 53-man roster after recovering from a hamstring injury.

“He’s ready to go,” Carroll said Friday. “He had a great week of practice and he’s ready to play.”

Further, the Seahawks have elevated three players from the practice squad: running back Alex Collins, wide receiver Penny Hart and guard Alex Boone. Collins and Hart count as COVID-19 roster replacements and Boone as a standard practice squad elevation.

Finally, running back Carlos Hyde has officially been ruled out for Week 17 with an illness.

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