Sometimes a roster move is so obvious that you know it’s going to happen before it even does. A good example would be when the New England Patriots released Marquis Flowers this weekend. He’s a name many thought the Detroit Lions would target in free agency, but the young linebacker chose to stay in New England.
But after he was cut by the Patriots this week, you just knew Matt Patricia was going to go get him, and, indeed, that’s exactly what happened according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter:
Patriots’ contingent in Detroit doing New England things: Former Patriots’ OLB Marquis Flowers is signing with the Lions, per @seanstellato.