“Lions have released OL Michael Schofield from the practice squad and signed CB Craig James to the practice squad,” the Lions official X (formerly Twitter) account posted
The Lions appear to be adding James as a potential injury replacement for Jerry Jacobs, who didn’t practice on December 20. Jacobs suffered a hamstring injury in Week 15
During the 2015 season, Schofield won the Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos.
Lions Sign CB Craig James to Potentially Bolster Special Teams
The Lions moved Jacobs into primarily a special teams role in Week 15. But now the team might not even have Jacobs to cover punts.
The seriousness of Jacobs’ ailment is unknown, but he hasn’t practiced, and the Lions expressed interest in multiple cornerbacks before adding James
Ultimately, the Lions signed James, who has experience playing for Fipp.
Fipp served as Philadelphia’s special teams coordinator from 2013-20. James played 18 games for Fipp during the coach’s final two years with the Eagles.
In those 18 games, James lined up for 317 special teams snaps.
James began his NFL career as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2018. He played 25 special teams snaps for the Vikings as a rookie.
After not appearing in an NFL regular season game from 2021-22, James played twice as a practice squad elevation for the New York Jets this season.
He posted 1 tackle while playing 27 special teams snaps and 42 snaps on defense.
Lions Release Veteran Michael Schofield
To make room for Jacobs, the Lions departed with some offensive line depth.
Detroit has needed its offensive line depth this season. But despite a lot of shuffling parts for the Lions offensive front, Schofield had yet to play a snap in Detroit
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