It seems like an ongoing theme with the Lions are things not working out with are particular player. Ironically, that was the message head coach Jim Caldwell was relaying to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press when talking about Reggie Bush’s time in Detroit and his subsequent release this offseason.
“I think oftentimes you’ll find that there are going to be some adjustments here and there that you make that when you look at your team and make a determination on your personnel, what you think is best,” Caldwell said, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.
“Sometimes you got to let some guys go, and sometimes you try to make certain you keep certain guys if you can. But it’s not always the case, and in that particular case it didn’t work out. So we look to do other things.”
After a promising first year with the Lions, Bush rushed for just 297 yards in a 2014 season that was also hampered by injury. Ultimately the Lions saved around $1.7M with Bush’s release who was unwilling to take a pay cut. The former Heisman winner who was eventually stripped of the honor now becomes just another name that didn’t quite pan out with the Lions.
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