Pride Of Detroit on Dominic Lovett

Article5 Detroit Lions who hurt their roster chances vs. Washington Commanders
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A week after leading the team in targets, Lovett had just two (out of 25 pass attempts) against the Commanders. His snap count plummeted from 39 last week to 14 this week, none of which came on special teams—no punt returns, no kick returns, no coverage.
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Lovett's snap count collapsed to 14 and he lost punt return duties.

Lovett had another stock down performance, though for different reasons than his first preseason game (when he dropped two passes and muffed a punt). The red flag here was his lack of usage in general. The special teams coordinator said the punt return job was largely down to Greg Dortch and Tom Kennedy, erasing one avenue for Lovett to make the team. He is failing to stand out in any other capacity. A week after leading the team in targets, Lovett had just two targets out of 25 pass attempts against the Commanders. His snap count plummeted from 39 last week to 14 this week, none on special teams—no punt returns, no kick returns, no coverage. Most of his snaps came in the fourth quarter, well after players like Tay Martin, Cedrick Wilson Jr., Tom Kennedy, and Tarik Black. The source notes if Lovett is being phased out of special teams and passed on the wide receiver depth chart, his chances of making the roster are looking slimmer by the day.

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