Detroit Lions safety Tavon Wilson has been an important part of the team’s defense since he joined from the New England Patriots in 2016. He has played in 40 games, racked up 178 combined tackles and intercepted three passes in his three seasons as a Lion.
The veteran finds himself on the roster bubble entering the 2019 season, though. With Quandre Diggs’ recent career revival at safety and the potential of young safeties Tracy Walker and Will Harris, Wilson could become expendable. The Lions could also save just over a million dollars by cutting him, eating only $875,000 in dead cap.