Detroit Lions release CB Chris Houston

Detroit Lions release veteran CB Chris Houston. Houston struggled in 2013, opponents targets him 74 times connecting 46 times for 683 yards and 3 touchdowns. He had all of the Lions' CB interceptions with 2. CH23 was rewarded with a $25 Million contract after a strong 2012. He carries $5.2 Million in dead money over this year and next divided evenly.

This has to go down as one of the worst deals the Lions have ever done. They the guy, he gets hurt and they give up on him.This was not obviously the plan because the Lions did almost nothing at CB this off-season.

Here is a tribute:

Houston's brightest moment in Detroit
2011 pick 6 in the comeback at Dallas

Chris started 54 games in Detroit
210 tackles 10 picks 2 td 50 PBU

Good luck CH23

Here are the Lions CB candidates on the roster:

Bill Bentley
17 games 0 int

Chris Greenwood
3 games 0 int

Aaron Hester
0 NFL games

Jonte Green
24 NFL games 1 int

Nevin Lawson
Rookie

Rashean Mathis
15 games 0 int

Darius Slay
13 games 0 Int

Cassius Vaughn
0 games in Detroit

Mohammed Seisay
Did not start at Nebraska

Detroit Lions Mini Camp 6/12

Players not at camp:

TJ Jones
Stephen Tulloch
Chris Houston

Injured
Joquie Bell
Kevin Ogletree
Ziggy Ansah
Golden Tate
Mikel LeShoure

Rob Sims was back in the rotation

Here is who was in:

CB Aaron Hester

S Jerome Couplin

WR Naaman Roosevelt

OT JB Shugarts

DE Darryl Tapp

CB Cassius Vaughn

FB Chad Abram

OLB Justin Jackson

DE Kaj Kashima

Lions start camp July 26

Detroit Lions Mandatory Mini Camp 6/11

Not in Allen Park

TJ Jones

Stephen Tulloch

Chris Houston

Injured

Golden Tate Shoulder

Zig ( Shoulder, Biceps Tendon)

Kevin Ogletree

Joquie Bell

Mikel LeShoure

Rob Sims

Detroit Lions mandatory Mini Camp 6/10

Absent:

CH 23 Toe

TJ Jones
excused absence

Injured

Golden Tate

Zig 

Joquie

Active

OG Alex Bullard

LB Cory Greenwood

Gio

DE George Johnson

DT Greg Hickman

S James Ihedigbo

S Jerome Couplin

LB Julian Stanford

OT Cornelius Lucas

TE James Maxwell

CB Cassius Vaughn

OT Michael Williams

Detroit Lions sign WR Cody Wilson and Kalonji Kashama

Lions sign CMU WR Cody Wilson. Wilson spent time on the practice squad in 2013. He had 1 catch for 6 yards in the preseason. In 2013 a the CMU pro day, he was 5087 191 4.66 21 reps 32.5 vj 903 broad 4.11 20 6.59 l

Here is a tribute:

Wilson had 230 rec 2729 yards at CMU

Lions sign DE Kal Kashama from EMU. He was a tryout player at the rookie mini camp in May. His pro day: 6030 248 5.03 14 reps 21.5 vj 909 4.7 7.47 l.

Kashama played 35 games at Eastern
90t 4 ff 10 sacks

Welcome back to Detroit

Lions waive DE Kourtnei Brown and DT Vaughn Martin. Brown was acquired on waivers from Buffalo. He was banged up during the rookie mini camp. Martin was signed as a free agent with $65,000 signing bonus.

Brown was waived without playing a game in Detroit