In the first of more than two dozen cuts that will be made by the Detroit Lions over the next two days, the team has parted with wide receiver Breshad Perriman.
A source familiar with the decision confirmed Perriman's release with the Detroit News after it was originally reported by ESPN early Monday morning.
The Lions signed Perriman in the opening days of free agency and he had entered the offseason program as a projected starter after the team didn't address the receiver position the first two days of the draft.
But the former first-round draft pick, and son of former Lions standout Brett Perriman, never found his footing in Detroit.