ALLEN PARK -- Anger. Frustration. Defeated. Humbled. There are so many things to feel after a demotion to the practice squad.
But Hakeem Valles?
"It was kind of cool," he said.
Hold on. Kind of cool? To go from the 53-man roster in Arizona last year, to the practice squad this year in Detroit? Really?
"I wouldn't say it was humbling to go to the practice squad this year," he said. "It was kind of, like, an ego check. Like, 'You're not as good as you thought you were. Yeah, you played all last year.