Earlier in the day, we noted that Jace Billingsley had cleared waivers and was eligible to rejoin the Detroit Lions on their practice squad. The team did Jace one better on Tuesday, signing him to the active 53-man roster instead. To make room for him, the Lions waived Jared Abbrederis.
The move is somewhat surprising considering Abbrederis had clearly been above Billingsley on the depth chart for the entire 2017 season. Abbrederis had made game appearances six times this season, pulling in three catches for 44 yards and three special teams tackles.