BREAKING: Detroit Lions to sign former Patriots DE Eric Lee

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According to reports, the Detroit Lions are signing former New England Patriots defensive end Eric Lee to their practice squad.

Lee originally signed with the Houston Texans in 2016 as an undrafted free agent. In 2017, with the New England Patriots, Lee played in six games (five starts), recording 10 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

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LOOK: Detroit Lions 53-man roster revealed

Saturday was a very difficult day for hundreds of players around the National Football League as teams were required to cut their roster to 53 by 4 p.m. This included the Detroit Lions, who trimmed their roster by 22 in order to get down to 53.

Here are the players who did not make the final cut, via the Detroit Lions:

RELEASED (VESTED VETERANS)

LB Jonathan Freeny

C Wesley Johnson

TE Sean McGrath

CB DeShawn Shead

WAIVED

DE Alex Barrett

WR Jace Billingsley

LB Freddie Bishop

WR Dontez Ford

CB Mike Ford

CB Chris Jones

WR Chris Lacy

DT Jeremiah Ledbetter

S Rolan Milligan

QB Jake Rudock

LB Darnell Sankey

P Ryan Santoso

T Dan Skipper

RB Dwayne Washington

PLACED ON RESERVE/INJURED

RB Zach Zenner

PLACE ON RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM

WR Andy Jones

TRADED

Lions trade T Corey Robinson to the Carolina Panthers for an undisclosed future draft selection.

WAIVED FROM RESERVE/INJURED

DT Toby Johnson

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