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With Reed out and Terrion Arnold potentially missing Sunday's game, the Lions will turn to Amik Robertson and Rock Ya-Sin.
The Lions placed cornerback D.J. Reed on injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday. Reed injured a hamstring in the Week 4 win over the Browns, requiring a cart to get to the training room. His injury,
Reed did not practice Wednesday and will not play in Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals after the Detroit Lions placed him on injured reserve. He said doctors diagnosed him with a Grade 2/3 hamstring strain, but he does not need surgery and plans to play again at some point after the Lions ' Week 8 bye.
Taking Reed’s place on the 53-man roster (along with the vacant spot left by placing Daniel Thomas on IR last week) is Loren Strickland and Ty Summers.
The Lions were busy with a blitz of roster moves on Wednesday, including D.J. Reed to I.R. and signing 2 from practice squad
The Detroit Lions announced they officially placed CB D.J. Reed on injured reserve on Wednesday. Detroit also signed S Loren Strickland and LB Ty Summers
The Lions placed Reed (hamstring) on injured reserve Wednesday. Reed was injured in last Sunday's win over the Browns and will now miss a minimum of four games. Currently, Rock-Ya Sin, Amik Robertson and Avonte Maddox are the Lions' only healthy cornerbacks,
Currently, the Lions have Amik Robertson, Khalil Dorsey, and Rock Ya-Sin as the only other corners on the roster. Brian Branch and Avonte Maddox also have taken reps at corner, primarily in the slot, during their time in the NFL and Detroit.
After the Detroit Lions' win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, the Lions walked out of that game with the futures of D.J. Reed and Terrion Arnold up in the air.