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The Lions waived Houston on Tuesday. A sixth-round pick in 2022, Houston had a huge rookie season, recording 8.0 sacks across seven games. But getting to the quarterback proved to be a challenge in 2023 and 2024, as Houston has just 1.0 sacks across 10 appearances since the start of last season. He'll look for a fresh start elsewhere and could even garner some interest on waivers.
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Houston suffered a bone bruise in his knee during Thursday night's preseason loss to the Giants, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports. Coming off a mostly lost 2023 season that saw him appear in just two regular-season games due to a broken ankle, Houston was itching to hit someone Thursday and landed a big lick on Drew Lock in the first half. Houston was later injured, but the timetable for his return is unclear. Houston recorded eight sacks in seven games as a 2022 rookie, and the Lions are banking on him providing some pass-rush juice alongside Aidan Hutchinson this season.
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The Lions re-signed Houston as an exclusive rights free agent Monday. Houston is coming off a mostly lost 2023 campaign, as a fractured ankle suffered Week 2 kept him sidelined until Detroit's loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. He impressed as a rookie back in 2022, racking up 8.0 sacks despite suiting up for just seven games, so it makes sense for the Lions to retain Houston and work to continue his development.
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Houston recorded one tackle in two games during the 2023 regular season. Houston was expected to handle a large workload as a pass rusher after racking up 8.0 sacks as a rookie in 2022. However, he suffered a fractured ankle in Week 2 and didn't see the field again until the Lions' season-ending loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Now set to become an exclusive-rights free agent at the end of the league year, Houston is a strong candidate to return to Detroit in 2024.
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Houston (ankle) was a full participant in Wednesday's walkthrough practice. Houston was activated off injured reserve last week, but he was inactive for the Lions' 31-23 win over the Buccaneers in the divisional round. Since he's opening the current week as a full participant, the outside linebacker may have a better chance at being available for the Lions in Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the 49ers.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | LAR | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *3 | @ARI | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | SEA | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *6 | @DAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | TEN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @GB | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | @HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | JAC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | @IND | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||