Bevell confirms Wood has input in roster moves
Since the dismissal of former general manager Bob Quinn, many have wondered how the Detroit Lions’ roster decisions are being made in his absence.
When asked Monday during his media session, interim head coach Darrell Bevell expressed that he speaks with Lance Newmark, Kyle O’Brien, Mike Disner, Rob Lohman and Rod Wood when it comes to roster moves.
When asked to clarify Wood’s role in decision-making, Bevell expressed that Wood is “definitely involved” in roster conversations.
“He’s definitely involved in the conversation, yes,” Bevell said.
A surprise roster move was announced prior to Detroit’s Week 13 contest with the Chicago Bears, and it involved one of Detroit’s big-play threats on offense.
It was officially announced Saturday that receiver Marvin Hall would be waived, and Bevell addressed the reason why on Monday when asked.
“Marvin’s a guy that I really enjoyed having on our team. He’s a guy that I have a lot of respect for,” Bevell said. “He’s made some big plays for us. There’s a lot that goes into it — in terms of roster spots — and more than just play on the field. We just made a decision to move on. We have Mohammed Sanu. I think he came in, and we kind of saw what he was able to do — make really some big plays for us. I do wish Marvin -M.H. we call him — the best of luck. Like I told him, I know he’s
going to end up on a roster somewhere.”
For a coach winning his first game at the helm, it went about as well as Bevell could have asked for, in defeating the Bears Sunday.
Also, the manner in which the team played really was reflective of how he wanted the team to look out on the field.
“I think the thing that made me the proudest was the people that were sending me texts and all those phone calls and those kinds of things, just talked about what it looked like on TV and how much fun that the guys were having and how much energy they had,” he said.
Bevell explained further, “And that was the main goal for me, because I thought if I can get those guys, you know, playing for the love of the game and like they were 10-year-old kids again, then that would make an impact. And just for them to be able to give me that feedback and say, ‘ Man, I can’t believe what those guys looked like. It looked like they’re having a great time and that they were playing hard.’ Those kinds of things were big for me.”
Former Detroit coach Matt Patricia reportedly did not reach out to Bevell after the Lions victory.