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Bon Voyage, Eddie Drummond

The Lions veteran kick returner, and stalwart kickoff coverage man, Eddie Drummond was released yesterday.  Drummond, a former Pro Bowler, has experienced a decline in productivity during recent seasons and his inability to carve out a niche among the receivers playing group signaled his impending release.

The Lions apparently attempted to trade Drummond, but were able to find no takers.   The Lions chose to do the class thing organizationally, by releasing Drummond early, which will significantly increase his chances to potentially land with another team before the 53 man rosters are finalized. 

Drummond’s former responsibilities will likely be divided among players like Kevin Walters, Brian Calhoun, and Kevin Kasper, depending upon who stands out as the most versatile and productive during the remainder of the pre-season.

The Lions play the Colts tomorrow in their most significant pre-season game.   If there is a better gauge of what stage of development the team is currently residing at, I am unaware of what else there may be.  If the Lions first-string offense and defense acquit themselves well, and Peyton Manning does not throughly carve up their secondary, we can be encouraged about the season beginning in a couple of weeks.