The Detroit Lions have waived injured wide receiver Denzel Mims a month after he was acquired in a trade with the New York Jets, a source confirmed to ESPN's Rich Cimini on Friday.
Mims suffered an ankle injury during a recent training camp practice and then suffered a calf injury during his rehab, the source told ESPN. He will become an unrestricted free agent.
Because the trade was conditional on Mims making the Lions' 53-man roster, the Lions will get back their 2025 sixth-round pick while a 2025 seventh-round pick will return to New York.