The Detroit Lions are continuing to make necessary personnel changes in their secondary due to the spread of COVID-19 throughout the defensive backs room. Cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman is the latest Lions player to be placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the ninth Lions player in the last week, and the sixth member of Detroit’s secondary.
Robey-Coleman, who is currently on the Lions’ practice squad, was elevated to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. After Jerry Jacobs suffered a serious ACL injury in the first quarter, Robey-Coleman jumped into the lineup as the team’s No.