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Lions cut Robert Ayers 1 day after signing him

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Ayers did not suit for practice, then was a no-show in the locker room during the 45 minutes open to the media.
ALLEN PARK — Matt Patricia said before practice on Tuesday that he was excited to see how Robert Ayers would fit into the defense. Four hours later, he’s gone.
Detroit announced Tuesday afternoon it has cut the veteran defensive end.
The move comes as something of a surprise, considering Ayers was just signed on Monday. He practiced that day, too. But he was absent on Tuesday, then skipped his scheduled interview with reporters in the locker room afterward.
Ayers‘ signing was expected to fortify a Lions pass rush that has struggled in recent years. In 2016, they were one off the league low for sacks. In 2017, they pressured the QB on just 25.5 percent of dropbacks. And in 2018, they were the last team in the league to register a sack in the preseason.
Meantime, while Ayers had just two sacks last year, he also hit the quarterback a lot. In fact, his 35 QB hits the last two years are more than any other edge defender in the league, according to ProFootballFocus.
„Another guy that obviously has some good experience that we could bring in,“ Patricia said before practice. „(He) has been pretty productive in the NFL in a couple different places and has some versatility to him. So, it’ll be a good opportunity for us to just take a look and see how that fits us.“
And a few hours later, he was gone.

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