Lions Sign Randy Phillips

The Detroit Lions made a couple roster moves Wednesday, releasing veteran safety Marquand Manuel and defensive tackle Leger Douzable.

Douzable was cut to make room for defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who signed a five-year contract worth a total of $68 million Wednesday. The Lions signed free-agent safety Randy Phillips to replace Manuel in the defense.

"Randy was a safety we liked after the draft,'' Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "We brought him in for the rookie (camp) and he was still coming off a shoulder injury and couldn't practice then. We made it a point to follow him and see where his progress was. He's got catching up to do.''



(mlive.com)