DETROIT – According to ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter, the Detroit Lions have signed former Denver Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick to their practice squad.
The Lions were looking for a third receiver to play alongside Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams before Tuesday’s (Aug. 27) 53-man roster cuts, and they may have just received a blessing in disguise.
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Patrick hasn’t played an entire season since 2021, but his presence is felt when the 6′4″, 212-pound sure-handed receiver takes the field.
During the preseason, Patrick caught all five of his targets for 44 yards and a touchdown, which had Broncos fans questioning whether he would be Bo Nix’s top receiver instead of Courtland Sutton.
First game in two years at @EmpowerField.
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 19, 2024
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The touchdown was a welcoming sight for Patrick, who missed the past two seasons due to injury.
He missed 2022 due to a torn ACL he suffered in training camp. He then tore his Achilles tendon during training camp in 2023.
He recently had stops in Baltimore with the Ravens and in the San Francisco 49ers in 2017 but was waived by both franchises before showing grit and making it onto the Broncos practice squad and then the main roster from 2018-2022, accumulating 143 catches for 2,009 yards and 12 touchdowns in 55 games in his career.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell spoke this week about finding a bigger body for quarterback Jared Goff to target. If he remains healthy, Patrick will fill a much-needed void.
