{"id":39416,"date":"2025-12-10T11:27:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39416"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:27:34","slug":"lions-cut-ties-with-veteran-te-in-surprise-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39416","title":{"rendered":"Lions Cut Ties With Veteran TE in Surprise Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2235393944-1-3.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2235393944-1-3.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2235393944-1-3.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2235393944-1-3.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Lions Cut Ties With Veteran TE in Surprise Move\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions are making some changes to their tight end room, parting ways with a veteran who appeared in 11 games this season to make space for some defensive help.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions announced on Tuesday that they waived tight end Ross Dwelley and signed cornerback Arthur Maulet to the active roster. Dwelley\u2019s release came as a bit of a surprise given the team\u2019s lack of depth at tight end, but the need in the secondary may have been greater.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Lions Left Thin at Tight End<\/h2>\n<p>The Lions had a strong group of tight ends going into this season, but lost star Sam LaPorta to a season-ending injury and have seen veteran Shane Zylstra dealing with injuries as well. The veteran Dwelley filled in, appearing in 11 games but making only a light impact as a pass-catcher with only two receptions for 11 yards.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">As John Maakaron of SI.com noted, the Lions are now thin at the position.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">\u201cThe decision leaves Anthony Firkser and Hayden Rucci as the only tight ends on the 53-man active roster,\u201d Maakaron wrote. \u201cGiovanni Ricci currently holds a spot on the practice squad. Shane Zylstra practiced last week, but was sidelined again due to a knee injury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dwelley has appeared in 112 games with 18 starts since coming into the league in 2018, but served more as a blocking tight end than a receiver. He has made just 47 receptions for 530 yards and five touchdowns over his eight NFL seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions may need strong contributions from the remaining tight ends down the final stratch of the season. The Lions likely need to win three of their remaining four games to ensure a spot in the playoffs, and may need to win out to stay in the competitive wild-card race in the NFC.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions got back on track with a win over the Dallas Cowboys last week and have 10 days to prepare for the hot Los Angeles Rams, led by former Lions quarterback and MVP frontrunner Matthew Stafford.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having a bit of momentum, Lions head coach Dan Campbell said the team needs to play like their backs are against the wall.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">\u201cNothing has changed just in that regard, you\u2019ve got to win,\u201d he said, via Fox 2 Detroit. \u201cYou know, we had to win last year. That\u2019s the way it felt. You know, you never felt like you could take a breath last year. It was for something different, but yet you know, (last year) you\u2019re trying to get the one seed, you\u2019re trying to get that home game \u2026 and now it\u2019s no different.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Lions Bring Back Veteran Cornerback<\/h2>\n<p>The Lions brought back Maulet, who played in six games for them this season and can help fill a big hole in the secondary. The team lost star safety Brian Branch to a season-ending torn Achilles, with Maulet providing some depth and help in the slot.<\/p>\n<p>Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard has previously expressed plenty of faith in Maulet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"PNXU6AN7VNHDRLN3AB2XY6VNTM\">\u201cNo, if the game\u2019s on the line, it\u2019s going to be Arthur Maulet in press man, and he\u2019s going to find a way to get the ball out of the basket,\u201d Sheppard said, via MLive.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions parted ways with tight end Ross Dwelley in a surprise move this week, clearing the way for help in the secondary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39416","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 - 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