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Former Michigan WR, Detroit native, acquired by Lions at NFL trade deadline

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Former Michigan WR Donovan Peoples-Jones is going back to his old stomping grounds.

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Detroit Lions have made a deadline move to acquire Peoples-Jones from the Cleveland Browns.

It’s a homecoming for Peoples-Jones. A Detroit native, Peoples-Jones was a standout at Cass Technical High School before taking his talents to Ann Arbor.

A Freshman All-American and 2-time All-Big Ten selection, Peoples-Jones played at Michigan from 2017-to-2019. Cleveland selected Peoples-Jones in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft with the No. 187 overall pick.

With the Browns, Peoples-Jones has played in 50 regular-season games, making 30 starts. He has 117 career receptions for 1,837 yards and 8 touchdowns.

This season, Peoples-Jones has played in 7 Browns contests, making 5 starts. He has 8 receptions for 97 yards.

Peoples-Jones is coming off the most productive season of his career. He played in all 17 games last year, starting 14 times. Peoples-Jones logged career highs of 61 catches for 839 yards.

The Lions are 6-2 on the season. They return to action on Nov. 12 in a road contest against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.