Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell openly acknowledged familiarity would be a factor as the team reworked the roster this offseason and that assessment continues to come to fruition in the early stages of the process.
On Saturday, one day after releasing tight end Jesse James, the Lions signed a replacement, bringing aboard veteran Josh Hill.
Hill, 30, has spent the entirety of his eight-year career with the New Orleans Saints, where Campbell served as his position coach the past five seasons.
Undrafted out of Idaho State in 2013, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound Hill has always been more of a block-first tight end.