Report: Lions to release DeAndre Levy

The Detroit Lions will release linebacker DeAndre Levy, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Injuries limited Levy to a mere six games over the past two seasons.

It's a sad, if inevitable, end for a player who at one time looked like a rising defensive star for the Lions.

By releasing Levy now, the Lions will reportedly avoid $1.75 million in salary that would have become fully guaranteed over the weekend.