Lions announced they have released LB Stephen Tulloch.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 5, 2016
Tulloch has started for the team since he came over from Tennessee in 2011. After missing 13 games in 2014 when he blew out his knee with an overzealous sack celebration, he returned to the middle in 2015 but was not nearly the same player.
This move has been expected for some time. New Lions GM Bob Quinn has referred to Tulloch in the past tense and Tulloch himself had clearly moved on. The only question was, why is he still in Detroit?