Detroit Lions signing former Baltimore Ravens safety DeShon Elliott

The Detroit Lions added some wanted depth at security on Wednesday, reaching an settlement on a one-year cope with former Baltimore Raven DeShon Elliott, based on a supply aware of the negotiations. 

A former All-American at Texas, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound Elliott was a sixth-round draft in 2018. Accidents have been a big difficulty throughout his four-year profession, costing him most or all of three seasons, together with the 2021 marketing campaign, when he landed on injured reserve with a pectoral harm. 

Elliott averted the harm bug in 2020, beginning all 16 video games for the Ravens. Throughout that 12 months he racked up 80 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4 go defenses. In Detroit, he ought to have a chance to compete for a beginning job reverse Tracy Walker, who re-signed with the staff this offseason.

Prior to a different potential addition by way of draft, Elliott’s main competitors for taking part in time figures to be Will Harris, who served as a starter to open final season. 

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Harris shifted to cornerback late within the 12 months when the Lions’ depth chart was depleted by accidents and COVID. In a current media session, coach Dan Campbell praised Harris’ versatility, calling him a “cafety,” a mix of cornerback and security, whereas noting the employees wasn’t certain the place they’d look to make the most of the fourth-year defensive again subsequent season. 

“I believe Will, a part of his power is his versatility. That is one in every of his biggest attributes, which we got here to seek out out final 12 months,” Campbell stated.

“I believe he is a jack of all trades. We’re nonetheless speaking proper now, you simply exit day one, do you set him at nook or do you set him at security? I will be sincere, we have not simply locked that down proper now. We’re nonetheless kinda speaking about it. That is not a nasty factor.”

Harris performed a team-high 1,012 defensive snaps final season.

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