The Detroit Lions are at looking at least one outside option to replace injured left tackle Taylor Decker.
Former Buffalo second-round draft pick Cyrus Kouandjio tweeted Tuesday night he was headed to Detroit for a visit. The No. 44 pick in the 2014 draft by the Bills played in 25 games over three seasons in Buffalo, starting seven of them.
✈️ to Detroit for a visit. On my best behavior 🦁🦁
— Cyrus Kouandjio (@ckouandjio) June 7, 2017
The 6-foot-7, 322-pound native of Cameroon played college football at Alabama and has yet to appear in more than 12 games in a season in his career. Kouandjio missed four games last season, but eventually became the team's starter at left tackle after Cordy Glenn was injured.
His offseason, though, was pretty turbulent. He injured his hip during a fall at his home in January, requiring surgery, but he was expected to be ready for the start of Buffalo's training camp.
Then in April, Koujandjio was found half-naked in a field after climbing over an electric fence, according to the Buffalo News, after parking his car on the side of a road in upstate New York. During the encounter with police, he reportedly yelled "Shoot me" to the officers. He was not arrested for the incident, but was hospitalized for observation.
Buffalo released Koujandjio a month later. Now, the Lions are bringing him in for a visit. If he were to sign with the franchise, he would immediately be placed into a competition with Cornelius Lucas, Joe Dahl and Corey Robinson to try and replace Decker, who had shoulder surgery Monday and is out indefinitely.
