Former Houston Texans Fill-In Starting Safety Joins Detroit Lions

Former Houston Texans Fill-In Starting Safety Joins Detroit Lions

Former Houston Texans defensive back and fill-in starter Jalen Mills has landed with the Detroit Lions following Week 2.

Lions bring back veteran safety to practice squad

The Detroit Lions made a minor move on Monday, signing safety Jalen Mills to their practice squad. He takes up the vacant spot on the 16-man squad after the Lions signed Levi Onwuzurike to the 53-man roster over the weekend. Mills’ signing is a direct reaction to the Lions’ losing starting safety Avonte Maddox for […]

Lions Signing DB Jalen Mills

Lions NFL Transactions ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports the Lions are signing DB Jalen Mills to the practice squad. Mills was among a few veteran defensive backs working out with Detroit on Monday. The Lions have numerous injuries in the secondary, most recently S Avonte Maddox, who is done for the year after suffering a foot injury that requires surgery. Mills, 31, is a former seventh-round pick of the Eagles back in 2016. He played out the final y…

Former LSU Star Joins Lions Defense During Injury-plagued Season

After struggling through two games, Detroit is turning to veteran experience to fix what's gone wrong on the defensive side. Continue reading…

Detroit Lions Sign Free Agent Jalen Mills

The Detroit Lions are adding veteran defensive back Jalen Mills to their practice squad as the team deals with secondary injuries.