Malik Taylor: Everything you need to know

The Lions released Taylor on Tuesday. Taylor spent the 2024 season on injured reserve due to an undisclosed injury, and he was unable to carve out a role in a deep wide receiver room in Detroit. The 29-year-old has caught nine passes for 93 yards and a touchdown since entering the league in 2019.

Taylor signed with the Lions on Monday. The wide receiver was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed issue by the Jets in August of last year and didn't appear in any 2024 regular-season games. His best season came in 2020 with the Packers, when he caught five passes for 66 yards and a score. Taylor faces an uphill climb for a roster spot behind established pros Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick and Kalif Raymond and 2025 draft picks Isaac TeSlaa and Dominic Lovett.

Strome scored a goal on three shots, dished two assists and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Canucks. Strome's tally ended up being the game-winner, and he also assisted on goals by Frank Vatrano and Troy Terry. The 31-year-old Strome had been limited to a goal and an assist over seven contests since his last multi-point performance. The center is up to nine tallies, 34 points, 104 shots on net, 40 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 58 appearances. He's on track for his best campaign in three years, though he's still on pace to fall short of the 50-point mark.