As the Detroit Lions continue making their preparations for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, they were busy working out a player on Tuesday.
According to Howard Balzer, the Lions worked out former All Pac-12 linebacker, Azeem Victor.
Lions tryout: LB Azeem Victor.
— Howard Balzer (@HBalzer721) November 13, 2018
Victor was originally drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. After being waived by the Raiders before the start of the season, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a couple of days later. After spending about a week on the Bucs practice squad, Victor was released. He was then signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on Sept. 26, where he remained until he was released on Oct. 23.
BONUS CONTENT:
We’re not in New England anymore; Can Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia find the yellow brick road?
Ever since becoming a Detroit Lions fan all the way back in 1985, I’ve always been an optimist heading into each and every season. Now, don’t get me wrong, though optimistic, I have also been realistic at the same time. There have been many seasons where my football knowledge told me the Lions roster or coaching staff was not good enough to compete, but I always had HOPE. Hope that the team I have supported for so long would finally break through.
That has been no different this season.
Heading into the 2018 campaign, I had hope that new head coach Matt Patricia would light a fire under the asses of the organization and lead the team to their first playoff victory since the 1991 season. Unfortunately, my brain told me that general manager Bob Quinn had not given Patricia a formidable roster to work with and nine games into the season, the Lions are sitting at 3-6.
If He Only Had a “Football” Brain
Yes, I know that Bob Quinn physically has a brain in his head, we all do, but that does not mean he has the football knowledge needed to successfully build an NFL roster.
This is something Quinn has proven time and time again since he took over as Lions general manager prior to the 2016 season.
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