The Lions signed defensive tackle Andre Fluellen on Wednesday and they added another veteran at the position on Thursday.
The team announced that they have signed former Brown Ishmaa’ily Kitchen to their 53-man roster. Defensive end Phillip Hunt was released to make room for the new arrival.
Both moves come after the team placed Tyrunn Walker on injured reserve with a broken leg suffered in Monday night’s loss to the Seahawks. Doubling down on the additions suggests that the team is less than sure of Haloti Ngata’s status. Ngata injured his calf against Seattle and missed practice on Wednesday.
Kitchen spent the last three seasons with Cleveland and saw action in 40 games for the Browns. He had 78 tackles in those appearances. In addition to the newcomers, the Lions have rookie Gabe Wright, Caraun Reid and Jermelle Cudjo on the depth chart.