The Detroit Lions announced Wednesday that they traded veteran wide receiver Tim Patrick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a sixth-round draft pick.
Patrick, 31, caught 33 passes with three touchdowns last season for Detroit.
This move comes after a stellar preseason and training camp from rookie wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa. TeSlaa now looks like he's headed for an early role in the offense.
"He's no different than any young player," Lions head coach Dan Campbell said of TeSlaa following Detroit's final preseason contest.
"He's just going to have some growing pains. He's going to continue to get better and better. But I'm very pleased, we're very pleased with where he's at after six weeks of camp.
"I'd say, if you took most receivers, he'd be in the upper echelon of those, as far as deve