Lions waive RB Jabari Small, C Seth McLaughlin

The Lions created a pair of openings on their 53-man roster on Wednesday. They announced that they have waived running back Jabari Small and center Seth McLaughlin. Small’s departure comes after Isiah Pacheco was placed on injured reserve and leaves the team with Jahmyr Gibbs, Jacob Saylors, and Sione Vaki at running back. Small signed with the Titans after going undrafted in 2024 and spent time on Detroit’s practice squad last year, but has never appeared in a regular season game. McLaughlin was behind Juice Scruggs on the team’s offensive line depth chart. He spent last season on the Bengals’ practice squad. The Lions could look to bolster their receiving corps with one of the open spots. They currently have four players at that position.