DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions have made their first moves of the bye week, which included adding players at premium positions as well as bringing back a familiar face.
The Lions signed defensive end Jacquies Smith and offensive tackle Bryce Harris to the active roster and signed quarterback Brad Kaaya to the practice squad.
To make room for these moves, Detroit released defensive end George Johnson and defensive tackles Caraun Reid and Datone Jones.
The Lions get Kaaya back months after they drafted him in the sixth round out of Miami. General manager Bob Quinn told the team website in September that cutting Kaaya was the most difficult decision on his 53-man roster, and the Detroit was unable to get him onto the practice squad then because Carolina had signed him to the active roster.