The Lions' slot receiver of the future?

[Blaming Brad]

6' 8"!

[badnews3123]

He can move too. Really raw, but a lot to work with.

[thedane]

Looking forward to seeing him on the field. If he is simply the red zone replacement for Fauria, he's worth it.

[TRUMP]

Remember phillys 6’8 TE. Cunningham I think was his name.

[liongeezer]

May 2, 2019 14:25:52 GMT -6 TRUMP said:

Remember phillys 6’8 TE. Cunningham I think was his name.

There was a Harold Carmichael (WR) that is 6'8".

[liongeezer]

May 2, 2019 8:05:06 GMT -6 Blaming Brad said:

6' 8"!

On his pro day he ran a 4.65 40 time. 39 inch vertical jump and has 36 inch arms with 10 inch hands.  Ally Oop anyone! TTTOOOUUUCCCHHH DDOOWWNN DDDEEETTTRRROIT. 

[TRUMP]

May 2, 2019 14:40:05 GMT -6 liongeezer said:

May 2, 2019 14:25:52 GMT -6 TRUMP said:

Remember phillys 6’8 TE. Cunningham I think was his name.

There was a Harold Carmichael (WR) that is 6'8".

Yeah, that’s who it was.

[Blaming Brad]

So much for that. Parham released.

[goldenlions]

May 12, 2019 14:43:04 GMT -6 Blaming Brad said:

So much for that. Parham released.

He must have looked like shit at rookie minicamp

[thedane]

Or, they already had how many TE's and WR is a bigger need. Out 2 TE's, IN 2 WR's.

[Blaming Brad]

May 13, 2019 7:06:45 GMT -6 thedane said:

Or, they already had how many TE's and WR is a bigger need. Out 2 TE's, IN 2 WR's.

Probably the case. Disappointing though that they couldn't try him in the slot (or maybe they did). But they're gonna need a slot receiver by week 5.

[badnews3123]

The WR position isn’t any worse now then when they signed him after the draft. His measurables clearly weren’t adding up in mini camp. Surprised they cut the cord this quickly because there’s physically a lot there to work with, but maybe some other issues.

[Funkytown]

Tom Kennedy was a third-round pick in the Major League Lacrosse draft last spring, and now the Detroit Lions are giving him a chance to make the NFL as a wide receiver.

The Lions signed Kennedy to a contract Sunday after a successful tryout at this weekend's rookie minicamp.

Kennedy caught 33 passes for 410 yards in seven games with the Bryant University football team last season after spending four years starring on the school's lacrosse team.

Kennedy played just two years of college football — in 2017 he caught 57 passes for 888 yards and nine touchdowns for Bryant — and two years of varsity football in high school.

...

The Cannons listed him as being 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds.

While Kennedy's path to the NFL is unique, he's not the first lacrosse player to try his hand at football.

Chris Hogan, who played college lacrosse at Penn State and one season of football at Monmouth, played the last three seasons for the New England Patriots before signing a free-agent deal with the Carolina Panthers this offseason.


The Lions also signed wide receiver Jordan Smallwood after a minicamp tryout. Smallwood spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers last season.

To make room on their 90-man roster, the Lions waived tight ends Donald Parham and Nate Becker, both of whom signed as undrafted free agents last week.

Link: www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/05/12/detroit-lions-sign-pro-lacrosse-player-tom-kennedy/1183436001/

[goldenlions]

May 13, 2019 7:06:45 GMT -6 thedane said:

Or, they already had how many TE's and WR is a bigger need. Out 2 TE's, IN 2 WR's.

whatever you gotta tell yourself to disagree with me, guys don't get cut because of position if they are worth a shit.

[liongeezer]

May 13, 2019 2:08:22 GMT -6 goldenlions said:

May 12, 2019 14:43:04 GMT -6 Blaming Brad said:

So much for that. Parham released.

He must have looked like shit at rookie minicamp

Parham's Achilles heal was blocking, he could not do it.  Quinn wants complete TE and WR players that, block like maniacs, run good routes, have high catch percentage, and have low drop percentage.