(Photo: Daniel Mears, Detroit News)
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions aren't messing around on their off-day.
Hours after making an unexpected change at backup quarterback, the Lions made a similar roster change in the team's backfield Tuesday afternoon, claiming running back Paul Perkins off waivers from the New York Giants and releasing C.J. Anderson to clear room for the new addition.
Perkins, a former-fifth round pick out of UCLA, has spent the past three seasons with the Giants. He hasn't played in a regular season game since 2017, when he averaged a paltry 2.