Lions to work out seven veteran players at rookie mini-camp, including a former Bears starting edge rusher who showed a ton of promise, keep an eye on him

The Detroit Lions' rookie mini-camp is going down on Friday, and we'll get to see some of the Lions' rookies in action and see what they can do. The Lions will also try out seven veteran players, including an edge rusher who once showed a lot of promise. 

Edge Trevis Gipson

Sometimes you speak it into existence a little bit. Earlier in the week, we suggested Gipson as a player the Lions should have some interest in. Now he's here for a tryout. This is the guy to keep an eye on this weekend. 

Gipson struggled with injuries in 2023 and 2024, but previous to that, he looked like a guy who had a ton of promise as an edge rusher with the Bears. He had 27 pressures and 10 sacks for Chicago in 2021 and had 30 pressures and three sacks in 2022. 

CB Duke Shelley

Another guy who has a real chance to make the 90-man roster after this weekend. Lions fans know this guy. He played for both the Bears and Vikings and was a solid depth corner in both spots. 

He's played 53 games and started 11 of them. Most recently, he's been on the Rams and Giants' practice squad. 

DL Breiden Fehoko

Fehoko is a nose tackle who has spent the last two seasons on the Steelers' practice squad. He has not played a regular-season game since 2022, when he was with the Chargers. He's played 19 regular-season games and started four of them. 

WR Malik Taylor

The former Ferris State Bulldog and Flint native has spent some time with the Buccaneers, Packers, and Jets. He's mostly been a practice squad guy. He did play 10 games for the Packers and one for the Jets, though. 

DL Raequan Williams

The former Spartan has spent some time with the Eagles, Panthers, and Jaguars. He's played seven NFL games and started one. He hasn't played a regular-season game since 2021, though. 

WR Tavian Montgomery

Montgomery went undrafted last year and got an invitation to the Ravens' rookie-mini camp. He was not signed. Here he is getting another shot. 

WR Ahmarean Brown

Brown was also an undrafted rookie last year. He spent last summer with the Bills, but was cut ahead of the regular season.