The Detroit Lions placed defensive lineman John Cominsky on injured reserve Thursday, but general manager Brad Holmes said he expects Cominsky to return late in the season and participate in a playoff run.
“I don’t have a crystal ball in terms of when it will be, but we’ve had enough conversations that we feel good and we know the player well enough how he’s going to attack his rehab that we feel good that hopefully later in the season, that we’ll have him really probably right when we need him,” says Holmes.
Cominsky has not practiced since tearing his MCL during a training camp exercise in July, but he was maintained on the Lions’ roster after being trimmed to 53 players on Tuesday.
In a new NFL regulation, teams were allowed to place two players on injured reserve at Tuesday’s roster deadline and designate them for return this season. The Lions filled the slots with cornerback Emmanuel Moseley (pectoral) and defensive tackle Brodric Martin (knee).
Teams can designate a total of eight players to return from IR during the season, and Holmes said Cominsky will have that designation.
“It is for return,” he said.
On Thursday, the Lions released safety C.J. Moore and added receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones to their practice squad. They have one available space on both the 53-man roster and the practice squad, but Holmes said he plans to add an experienced kicker to the practice squad in the coming days.