Detroit Lions dismiss a former defensive lineman from Alabama
The Detroit Lions are going to the NFC playoffs for the first time since 2016 and will enter the postseason as a division champion for the first time since 1993. But defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs will not be with them.
The Lions waived the former Alabama defensive lineman on Tuesday, adding another chapter to an odd season for Buggs.
This is the second time during his career that Buggs has been waived by a playoff-bound team in the week before its regular-season finale.
The Pittsburgh Steelers released Buggs the day before its finale for the 2021 campaign.
A sixth-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, Buggs had played 433 defensive snaps in 29 games in three seasons with the Steelers.
Signed by the Lions just before training camp in 2022, Buggs played in all 17 games, with 13 starts, for Detroit last season. He recorded 46 tackles, one sack, 10 quarterback hits, two pass breakups and one forced fumble while on the field for 755 defensive snaps.
