On Thursday morning the Detroit Lions announced the final two cuts necessary to fit in their 2022 rookie class, including the undrafted players. The team waived safety Jalen Elliott and wide receiver Javon McKinley. Those moves create 12 vacant spots on the roster (assuming the team’s rookie draft class is under contract), which is the exact space needed to sign the team’s reported UDFA class.
Elliott, himself, was a UDFA, going undrafted out of Notre Dame in 2020. Though he didn’t originally make the Lions roster that year, he was signed to their practice squad and stayed there for the entire season.