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Jefferson signed with the Lions' practice squad Wednesday. The Oregon State product was left off the Lions' initial 53-man roster, but he's sticking around on the team's practice squad. Jefferson most recently appeared in a regular-season game with Detroit in 2021, tallying 74 rushing yards and two touchdowns across seven outings.
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The Lions waived Jefferson on Tuesday. Jefferson was a seventh-round draft pick by the Lions in 2021 and got into seven regular-season games that year, carrying 15 times for a healthy 74 yards and two touchdowns while adding 23 yards on four catches. He hasn't gotten a regular-season NFL snap since then. Though Jefferson gained a modest 38 yards on 14 carries during the preseason this year, he also scored two rushing touchdowns
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Jefferson (undisclosed) was on the field last week for the start of Detroit's offseason program. Jefferson finished the 2023 campaign on Lions' practice squad injured list after sustaining an undisclosed injury in late January. The nature of the 24-year-old's issue was never revealed, though he appears to have moved past the injury over the past few months. Jefferson hasn't seen any regular-season NFL action since 2021, as he's spent both of the past two campaigns on Detroit's practice squad.
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Jefferson (undisclosed) signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on Tuesday, Justin Rogers of The Detroit News reports. Jefferson has spent his entire three-year career in the Lions organization, though he hasn't seen any NFL action since 2021 and has spent the better part of the past two seasons on the practice squad. The Oregon State product will stick around with the Lions heading into 2024 and will look to compete for a roster spot, provided he's made a full recovery from the health concern that caused him to be placed on the practice squad injured list last week.
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The Lions placed Jefferson on the practice squad injured list Wednesday due to an unspecified issue. Jefferson will be ineligible to take part in practices with the Lions for the remainder of the postseason while he recovers from the injury. The 23-year-old running back logged 15 carries for 74 yards and two touchdowns over seven appearances as a rookie with the Lions in 2021 but hasn't seen any game action since while spending both of the past two seasons on Detroit's practice squad.
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WK | OPP | RUATT | RUYD | RUTD | RECPT | REYD | RETD | FPTS |
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*1 | LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*2 | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*3 | @ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*4 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
*6 | @DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*7 | @MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*8 | TEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*9 | @GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*10 | @HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*11 | JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*12 | @IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PROJECTION | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
* indicates player did not play that week |
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Career Stats
Season | RuAtt | RuYd | RuTD | Recpt | ReYd | ReTD | FPTS |
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2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 15 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 19 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 Year Avg | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
Career | 15 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 |