The Detroit Lions surprised many back in May when they waived former second-round pick Kerryon Johnson from the team. The running back had a couple promising seasons in Detroit, but a knee injury had hampered a lot of his explosiveness.
Johnson didn’t remain on the market long, as the Philadelphia Eagles swiped Johnson up from waivers, inheriting his rookie contract. And although Johnson told Philadelphia media he believed his knee issues were behind him (despite wearing a permanent brace), it appears it has caught up with him again.
On Tuesday morning short of the NFL deadline to cut rosters down to 85 players, the Eagles waived Johnson with an injury designation.