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Shorthanded Lions place safety Jalen Elliott on COVID-19 reserve list

Allen Park — After a one-day reprieve, the Detroit Lions placed a 10th player on the COVID-19 reserve list since last Monday.

Safety Jalen Elliott also became the seventh defensive back to land on the list in the past week, leaving the Lions severely shorthanded in the secondary ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.

Lions safety Jalen Elliott was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list Thursday.

Elliott is coming off his first career start, filling in for Tracy Walker, who is also on the COVID-19 list as of last Friday. They're joined by cornerbacks Ifeatu Melifonwu, Bobby Price, Mark Gilbert, Corey Ballentine and Nickell Robey-Coleman, the latter two who are on the practice squad but played last Sunday in Denver.