Kyle Peko has made his method round this website’s transaction posts through the years, bouncing to some groups and on and off apply squads. However the veteran defensive deal with has continued to generate curiosity regardless of working largely as a backup.
A stint with the Titans final 12 months introduced new territory — common starter run — for the eight-year veteran, and it seems like that stretch will result in one other gig. The Lions signed Peko on Tuesday, bringing him in and greenlighting a reunion with C.J. Moore.
Detroit might be Peko’s sixth cease since coming into the NFL as a UDFA in 2016. The ex-Broncos signee had made a mixed three begins from 2016-22. Final season, the Titans used him as a 10-game starter. Peko, whose different three profession begins got here for the 2021 Titans, rejoined the Tennessee D-line final 12 months. He made 22 tackles (two for loss) and batted down a move.
Professional Soccer Focus didn’t view Peko, 30, as a productive defender; the superior metrics website graded the journeyman as a bottom-10 performer amongst D-tackle regulars. However the Lions employed former Mike Vrabel assistant Terrell Williams as their D-line coach/defensive run-game coordinator. That familiarity will definitely assist produce one other alternative for Peko, who performed for Williams — beforehand the Titans’ D-line coach — throughout each his Tennessee stints.
A cousin of longtime NFL DT Domata Peko, Kyle has performed for the Broncos, Payments, Colts, Raiders and Titans. Final season additionally marked the Oregon State alum’s career-high mark for video games performed (13). He joins a Lions inside D-line corps that includes Alim McNeill, John Cominsky, free agent signing D.J. Reader, 14-year veteran Tyson Alualu, former Day 2 picks Levi Onwuzurike and Brodric Martin, together with sixth-round rookie Mekhi Wingo.
