Lions cut Tristan Davis, add Cedric Peerman to practice squad
The Lions have released running back Tristan Davis from the practice squad, replacing him with fellow rookie RB Cedric Peerman. A sixth-round pick out of Virginia, Peerman was among Baltimore's final preseason roster cuts Sept. 5. The Cleveland Browns claimed him, but he was inactive the first couple weeks of the season, before getting waived and re-signed to the Browns' practice squad. He was released by Cleveland earlier this week, and the Lions, who drafted Aaron Brown seven picks after Peerman went to the Ravens, obviously felt he was an upgrade as a developmental RB with kick return ability.
Peerman's draft stock suffered a bit due to injury problems in college. But he's a surprisingly tough runner with good hands that might have a future as a third-down back in this league.
