Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have waived veteran tight end Brandon Pettigrew, three days after the team transferred him from the physically unable to perform to the non-football injury list.
The team declined to comment on the nature of Pettigrew’s condition, but his locker was cleaned out and name plate removed on Wednesday, indicating he had little time remaining with the organization.
The Lions grabbed Pettigrew in the first round of the 2009 draft with a selection acquired from the Dallas Cowboys, part of a package of picks the Lions received in exchange for wide receiver Roy Williams the season before.