On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions began practicing for the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers and made three procedural moves to their roster: placing tight end Brock Wright on injured reserve, promoting defensive tackle Tyson Alualu from the practice squad to the 53-man roster, and signing veteran tight end Zach Ertz to the practice squad.
Alualu was signed to the Lions practice squad in early December in wake of the injury to Alim McNeill, and after a few weeks of acclimation, he was elevated to their game-day roster in Week 17 for their game against the Cowboys.