I know everyone’s minds are on something different right now, but the Detroit Lions did make a good handful of signings on Monday. They have signed 11 practice squad players to futures contracts. Here’s the full list:
- LB Abraham Beaplan
- Edge Isaac Ukwu
- C Kinsley Eguakun
- QB Jake From
- LB DaRon Gilbert
- S Erick Hallet
- T Jamarco Jones
- WR Tom Kennedy
- DL Chris Smith
- S Loren Strickland
- CB Stanley Thomas-Oliver
That means a few players from the practice squad will not be coming back to Detroit, at least not this way. That’s Kwon Alexander, Jermar Jefferson, James Mitchell, Donovan Peoples-Jones,
In terms of the players they kept, the big ones are Isaac Ukwu, Kinsley Eguakun, and Loren Strickland. All three players should be expected to play a much bigger role in 2025.
For Ukwu we could see him land a spot on the 53-man roster as someone that can play a part in the edge rusher rotation. He showed some good stuff in the preseason and when he was called up.
Loren Strickland is a hard-hitting safety that spent most of the year on the 53-man roster and I would expect to see him back there in 2025 where he can play a big role on the special teams unit.
Egaukun might have to wait a little bit, but there’s a lot of reason to believe that he could one day replace Frank Ragnow at center whenever Ragnow decides to hang them up.