The Detroit Lions announced Tuesday that they have signed free agents WR Bruce Ellington and RB Zach Zenner and waived RB Ameer Abdullah.
In addition, the NFL team also announced that they have signed CB Horace Richardson to the practice squad and released DE Alex Barrett from the practice squad.
Ellington comes to Detroit after most recently spending the past two seasons with the Houston Texans where he appeared in three games this season and recorded eight catches, 92 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Zenner returns to Detroit after spending the offseason and preseason with the club before spending Week 1 on the Reserve/Injured list. He originally signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of South Dakota State in 2015 and has appeared in 28 career games with 420 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
Richardson comes to the Lions after most recently spending the preseason with the Minnesota Vikings. He originally entered the NFL in 2017 with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Methodist and spent that season on the club’s practice squad.