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The Detroit Lions signed six-year veteran broad receiver Tre’Quan Smith to a reserve/futures contract.
The six-foot-one, 210-pound Smith was a third-round decide by the New Orleans Saints in 2018 and his time would have overlapped with Lions’ head coach Dan Campbell’s time there.
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The 28-year-old Smith confirmed some manufacturing over 5 seasons with the Saints and by pulling in 131 passes for 1,764 yards and 18 touchdowns in 67 video games, which included 35 begins.
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Smith adopted former New Orleans head coach Sean Payton to Denver final season, however battled accidents and made it off the observe squad for only one sport with the Broncos the place he performed 10 snaps.
Pistons making strikes
The Detroit Pistons made a pair of trades forward of Thursday’s NBA commerce deadline.
Within the first deal, the Pistons will purchase Italian ahead Simone Fontecchio from the Utah Jazz for Kevin Knox II, a second-round draft decide in 2020 and the draft rights to Italian guard Gabriele Procida.
The six-foot-eight, 209-pound Fontecchio shall be a restricted free agent after this season. The 28-year-old Fontecchio is averaging 8.9 factors per sport and is capturing 39 per cent from three-point vary. The Pistons can match any supply he receives within the low season.
Knox II, who was a former lottery decide, is being dealt for the second-straight 12 months by Detroit, who moved him to Portland final 12 months within the James Wiseman commerce and had rejoined the staff on Nov. 8. Procida was a second-round decide by the Pistons in 2022 and is taking part in in Germany.
Within the second deal, the Pistons will commerce guard and Flint native Monte Morris to the Minnesota Timberwolves for capturing guard Shake Milton, six-foot-seven ahead Troy Brown Jr. and a 2030 second-round decide.
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Morris, who’s on an expiring $9.8 million contract, missed the primary 43 video games of the season with a proper quad harm and solely made his debut on Jan. 24. He seems in simply six video games this season for Detroit.
Brown averaged 4.7 factors per video games in 37 video games for the Timberwolves and shot 36.9 per cent from three-point vary. Milton has averaged 4.2 factors per sport.
Tigers commerce Maton
The Detroit Tigers traded infielder Nick Maton to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for money concerns.
The 26-year-old Maton has been designated for task by the Tigers final week. Maton was acquired by the Tigers final 12 months from the Philadelphia Phillies together with infielder/outfielder Matt Vierling and catch Donny Sands in alternate for left-handed reliever Gregory Soto.
Maton began the 2023 season as Detroit semi-regular third baseman, however struggled within the area and on the plate and bounced between the Tigers and the membership’s Class AAA affiliate staff in Toledo.
Maton, who hit simply .173 in 93 video games for Detroit final season, was out of minor-league choices, which meant he needed to make the Main League Baseball staff in 2024, however the membership opted to take away him from the 40-man roster.
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