Detroit Lions Sign Safety DeShon Elliott

The Detroit Lions have added one other security to the roster, once more trying to the Baltimore Ravens. 

After signing linebacker Chris Board in free company, Detroit has added security DeShon Elliott to the roster, signing the 24-year-old to a one-year contract, in keeping with NFL Network. 

Phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed. 

Detroit’s protection was searching for to pair one other defensive again with security Tracy Walker, as Will Harris could ultimately swap full-time to the cornerback spot. 

In addition to Walker and Brady Breeze, Detroit doesn’t have any safeties signed past the 2022 season. 

Elliott was drafted by the Ravens within the sixth spherical of the 2018 NFL Draft. 

“He actually understands the protection. He understands how we arrange the coverages. He understands what obligations he has, or what alternatives he has, to make sure calls and put us in the perfect state of affairs,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh mentioned final yr. “He’s doing an amazing job of that. He was good final yr, and he bought higher because the yr went on. However, this yr, he’s taken it to a different stage that means.”

Detroit might additionally proceed so as to add defensive backs through the draft. Safeties Kyle Hamilton, Daxton Hill and Kerby Joseph are all potential candidates to hitch Detroit’s roster. 

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