CHARLIE TAUMOEPEAU

Head coach Dan Campbell has spoken with the team about the incident, holding it up as a cautionary tale. He was placed in a cervical collar and transported to a hospital with a neck injury, according to the prosecutor’s office. Brown was arrested around 2:14 a.m. Sunday on two counts of operating while under the influence causing serious injury and two counts of reckless driving causing serious injury. “This is one of the reasons that we’ve (added the player development), just to have the resources available to talk about all these things and the issues that do pop up, particularly for young players,” Campbell said. “This was a young player and a couple young players, and the only way to address it is to talk about it head on.

A player who was waived by the Detroit Lions over the weekend was in court on Tuesday, accused of driving under the influence and causing a head-on crash.

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ALLEN PARK -- The driver who critically injured two people while driving the wrong way down I-75 on Sunday was Lions cornerback Alex Brown. “We are aware of the situation from Sunday morning involving Alex Brown,” the Lions said in a statement. Taumoepeau played 17 offensive snaps in that game, and was never targeted in the passing game. He’s pretty crafty and he’s tough. He just needs reps and reps and reps, But he’s been pretty good.”

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions announced on Monday they’ve cut running back Michael Warren and tight end Charlie Taumoepeau, both of whom were injured in the 16-15 loss on Friday night against the Buffalo Bills. The Lions also parted with cornerback Alex Brown earlier in the day, leaving them with 87 players heading into the first round of cuts. They have to be down to 85 by Tuesday, leaving the club with two more moves to make. The Lions also announced center Evan Boehm has been placed on injured reserve.

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions have a solid situation at the top of their tight end room, highlighted by Pro Bowler T.J. Hockenson and seven-year veteran Darren Fells. The Lions waived Jake Hausmann earlier this week, with the tight end eventually claimed by the New York Giants. Lions coach Dan Campbell was asked what he was looking for in the third tight end spot. He’s young, but man, he’s a pretty good athlete. He caught five career passes for 48 yards after converting from defensive end to tight end.

Detroit’s situation at wide receiver presents nothing but questions while there isn’t much to get excited about behind Hockenson at tight end. Lions tight end coach Ben Johnson has had Hockenson studying Calvin Johnson, Travis Kelce, George Kittle and Darren Waller over the offseason. Hockenson was also named “heavyweight champion” at the new offseason gathering of NFL tight ends known as “Tight End U,” so he’s been staying busy. Alize Mack was once the top-ranked tight end recruit in the nation before injuries derailed his career at Notre Dame. He caught five career passes for 48 yards after converting from defensive end to tight end.

ALLEN PARK -- With the pandemic limiting teams to just five tryout players during rookie minicamp, the Detroit Lions elected to roll with no offensive tackles so they could use all five spots on guys they actually wanted to evaluate. In the end, they’re signing three of the five guys they did offer tryouts, inking safety Alijah Holder, tight end Charlie Taumoepeau and cornerback Alex Brown before those players left town. All three went undrafted in previous seasons and have spent the bulk of their careers on practice squads. The Lions signed veteran Darren Fells to replace Hill as the primary blocker, plus return Pro Bowler T.J. Hockenson. Taumoepeau went undrafted out of Portland State last year before spending time on practice squads in Dallas, Indianapolis and San Francisco.