The Lions and Ryan Broyles are parting ways, two days after the wide receiver asked for his release in a meeting with general manager Martin Mayhew.
A second-round pick in 2012, Broyles has been slowed by injuries and caught 32 passes in just 21 games. He tore his right ACL last December — it was a left ACL injury late in his college career that probably kept him from being a first-round pick — and his 2013 season was cut short by a ruptured Achilles.
Broyles tweeted a thank you to the organization and to Lions fans early Monday morning.