Overview
- The Lions announced Monday that Ahmed Hassanein has joined their practice squad.
- Hassanein was released with an injury settlement after suffering a pectoral injury late in the preseason.
- Under NFL rules, the settlement required him to sit out the agreed period plus three additional weeks before re-signing with the same team.
- General manager Brad Holmes said in September that Hassanein would return to the Lions and play this year, and the move aligns with that plan.
- The former Boise State pass rusher, who began playing football at 18 and is the first Egyptian player drafted, posted late-October workout videos and remains a developmental option.