All summer long, we’ve heard about how the Detroit Lions have been looking for a “big-bodied” wide receiver. They tried to make it work with Donovan Peoples-Jones but that didn’t pan out and he was released.
Now, the Lions are down to three wide receivers with experience on their roster. Those three receivers are Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Kalif Raymond. Isaiah Williams earned the 4th receiver on the 53-man roster.
It’s unclear if the Lions will carry four or five receivers on the roster now that there is still an opening. Last season, we saw them have five receivers on the roster, but with Josh Reynolds leaving for the Denver Broncos, there’s a void for that “bigger” target.
Certainly, Ben Johnson could identify tight end Sam LaPorta as that bigger target. With that, the Lions coaching staff could be content with just those four receivers I listed. Add in the tight ends they use and the idea of carrying four running backs (David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, Craig Reynolds and Sione Vaki) and this passing attack may just be okay.
But let’s say the Lions coaching staff wants another receiver. If that’s the case, there are two receivers that were cut today that could be worth looking at for their roster. Those two receivers are Noah Brown and the other is Terrace Marshall Jr.
Starting with Noah Brown, he’s a veteran receiver entering his 7th season in the NFL. Originally drafted as a 7th round pick to the Dallas Cowboys in the 2017 NFL Draft, he hit free agency last year and signed with the Houston Texans.
