{"id":39312,"date":"2025-12-08T23:27:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39312"},"modified":"2025-12-08T23:27:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:27:04","slug":"detroit-lions-announce-trio-of-roster-moves-in-advance-of-matchup-vs-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39312","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions Announce Trio of Roster Moves In Advance of Matchup vs. Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ32MtpyFw1STlf91zu2pEj8TJozg7zU7Gh4A&amp;s\" alt=\"Detroit Lions open 2024 NFL season with another thrilling win vs. Rams\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Detroit Lions <\/strong>wasted no time adjusting their depth chart this week, announcing a set of roster moves as they prepare for a critical stretch of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday afternoon, the team revealed that they have <strong>released wide receiver Andrew Armstrong from the practice squad<\/strong>. Armstrong had been part of Detroit\u2019s developmental group but hadn\u2019t carved out a path to playing time with the main roster.<\/p>\n<p>To fill the vacancies, the Lions added help on both sides of the ball. Detroit officially <strong>signed veteran safety Damontae Kazee<\/strong> and <strong>defensive lineman <\/strong>Pat O\u2019Connor to the practice squad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lions announce roster moves:<\/p>\n<p>Released WR Andrew Armstrong from the Practice Squad.<\/p>\n<p>Signed S Damontae Kazee and DL Pat O&#39;Connor to the Practice Squad. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l5Sgbnb5wy\">pic.twitter.com\/l5Sgbnb5wy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Detroit Lions (@Lions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lions\/status\/1998136600883302510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kazee\u2019s arrival isn\u2019t surprising. With Brian Branch officially out for the season with a torn Achilles, the Lions needed an experienced safety who could step in quickly. Kazee, 32, brings eight years of NFL experience and is expected to be elevated to the active roster once he gets up to speed with Kelvin Sheppard\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor, meanwhile, adds depth along the defensive line and brings special teams value\u2014two areas where Detroit has been banged up in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing earth-shattering here, but these are the kind of under-the-radar moves playoff-hopeful teams make in December. Detroit is clearly tightening the screws as the postseason race heats up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions released WR Andrew Armstrong and signed safety Damontae Kazee and defensive lineman Pat O\u2019Connor to the practice squad after Brian Branch\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Detroit Lions Announce Trio of Roster Moves In Advance of Matchup vs. Rams - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39312\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Detroit Lions Announce Trio of Roster Moves In Advance of Matchup vs. Rams - 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