During the Detroit Lions’ roster cutdowns, the team made a curious move, waiving sixth-round rookie defensive end Ahmed Hassanein with an injury settlement. Hassanein suffered a pectoral injury in the preseason, and if the Lions wanted to keep Hassanein for development, the move was a minor risk. The Boise State defender was placed on waivers, and even though it is extremely rare for a team to put in a claim for an injured player, all it takes is one team. Detroit could have simply placed Hassanein on injured reserve with a designation to return, thereby avoiding all risk. So, naturally, there were some questions as to whether the Lions actually still wanted Hassanein.

On Thursday, Lions general manager Brad Holmes put those questions to bed.

“Bottom line, he’s going to be a Detroit Lion

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