Quarless was signed late in the preseason as the Lions faced a spate of injury issues at tight end. The former Green Bay Packer missed the first two weeks on a league suspension for a violation of the personal conduct policy.
This is a curious decision. Cole Wick missed Sunday’s loss to Tennessee, leaving the Detroit Lions with newly acquired Khari Lee and receiving specialist Orson Charles as the backups behind Eric Ebron.
Lee played 20 snaps on Sunday and did not fare well in his blocking assignments,
One of the reasons the Bears released Khari Lee was obvious there.