The Detroit Lions have released cornerback Alphonso Smith on Monday.
The Detroit Lions released cornerback Alphonso Smith on Monday.
The four-year pro appeared in four games with the Lions this season after being re-signed on Oct. 18 and totaled eight tackles and two passes defensed.
Over his four years in the NFL, three with Detroit and one with Denver, he has totaled 88 tackles and eight interceptions in 42 games.
He was a second-round pick of Denver in 2009.
The Detroit Lions signed a pair of new players in safety Glover Quin and defensive tackle Jason Jones on Wednesday, while also retaining cornerback Chris Houston with a multi-year contract.
The Dallas Cowboys signed linebacker Justin Durant to a two-year contract on Wednesday.
The Detroit Lions placed cornerback Jacob Lacey on injured reserve on Tuesday.
The Chicago Bears have terminated the contract of defensive tackle Andre Fluellen.
Kentridge High School graduate Gary Bell Jr. scored 15 points, including five of Gonzaga’s season-high 13 3-pointers, and the seventh-ranked Bulldogs routed Loyola Marymount, 88-43, on Thursday night for their sixth consecutive victory over the Lions.
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