The Detroit Lions have signed 11 players to reserve/futures contracts, the team announced Tuesday. Among the players signed were receivers Tom Kennedy and Maurice Alexander and quarterback Jermare Jefferson.
All of the players who signed contracts Tuesday were on the team’s practice squad this season.Reserve/future contracts go into effect on the first day of the new league year, at which point teams can expand their rosters to 90 players before training camp. “I think this is it. I think it’s the players and the coaches. That’s what I think: You’ve got to keep getting better and have more competition between the roster and the coaches,” Campbell said.
“You’ve got to do that. You need to make sure you have the right skills. You all work well with the staff. “And it’s a top-level staff with top-level players. This is important. You learn a lot about the 0 to 10 players that I talked to, you learn a lot when you’re in an NFC championship game. And all of that – the risk is that it’s much higher, and when we play games like that, we all learn from it.”
Below is a full list of the 11 players signed to reserve/future contracts.
LB Mitchell Agude
WR Maurice Alexander
OL Matt farniok
RB Jake Funk
OT Connor Galvin
CB Craig James
RB Jermar Jefferson
S Brandon Joseph
WR Tom Kennedy
OL Michael Niese
DL Chris Smith
Note: The NFL has announced its final roster for the Pro Bowl. Linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin was not included on the roster. The reason for his absence was not given, and he was replaced by former Lions linebacker/linebacker Nick Bellor. Also featured was quarterback Jared Goff.
