Pro Blue Update: Detroit Lions sign Devin Funchess, move him to TE

Former Michigan receiver Devin Funchess is getting another shot to stick in the NFL. After playing sparingly during the last three seasons, the Detroit Lions announced on Tuesday that Funchess had been signed by the franchise.

After spending his entire professional career as a receiver, the Lions signed him as a tight end.

Funchess was drafted in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, who he spent four years with.

As a free agent in 2019, Funchess signed a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts and, after playing one game, was placed on the IR after suffering a broken collarbone.

Funchess would sign a free-agent deal with the Green Bay Packers and was a 2020 COVID opt-out. Despite returning to the Packers after taking a paycut in 2021, he did not see game action and was released by the Packers. He would sign on to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad later that year.

From Farmington Hills, Funchess is returning to his home state of Michigan to play for the Lions.

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