The forme 4th-round pick is headed to New England." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePride Of Detroita Detroit Lions communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryLionsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsFiled under:Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions TransactionsReport: Detroit Lions trading Michael Roberts to PatriotsNew Devon Kennard Jersey ,191commentsThe forme 4th-round pick is headed to New England. EDTShareTweetShareShareReport: Detroit Lions trading Michael Roberts to PatriotsPhoto by Mark Brown/Getty ImagesAccording to the Detroit News, the Detroit Lions are trading former fourth-round pick Michael Roberts to the New England Patriots.At the moment, the trade terms are not knows Will Harris Detroit Lions Jersey , but Justin Rogers is reporting it is a “future, late-round draft pick” the Lions will be receiving in return.UPDATE: The pick is a conditional seventh-rounder in next year’s draft.The move doesn’t come as all that much of a surprise. Roberts was ineffective in his first two years in the league with Detroit, and the Lions went out and invested heavily in the tight end position this offseason Will Harris Jersey 2019 , spending a first-round pick on T.J. Hockenson and grabbing the best player available in free agency in Jesse James.Roberts finishes his Lions career with just 13 catches for 46 yards and three touchdowns. He’ll head to a Patriots team in dire need of a tight end. Rob Gronkowski retired this offseason, and New England has struggled to find a tight end to replace him. The trade appears to be a vote of confidence from the Detroit Lions coaching staff in converted quarterback Logan Thomas. Thomas had been taking reps ahead of Roberts at the tight end position during most of Organized Team Activities, and now he appears to be the favorite to land that TE3 position. Vanderbilt University lost their 2018 special teams coach Shawn Mennenga when he took a job running the special teams for the Packers and they’ll replace him with a coach who was most recently with a different NFC North team.The school announced that Devin Fitzsimmons will be their new special teams coach. Fitzsimmons will also be the tight ends coach on Derek Mason’s staff in Nashville.“We are very fortunate to bring聽Devin Fitzsimmons on board at Vanderbilt Will Harris Jersey Mens ,” Mason said in a statement. “Devin has tremendous expertise in all areas of special teams, and has coached some with some of the NFL’s top specialists while on staff at Detroit. His resume also includes a successful tenure working with Lions tight ends and several years as a collegiate offensive coach.”Fitzsimmons opened last season as the assistant special teams coach in Detroit, but took on more responsibilities after the team fired special teams coach Joe Marciano in November. He was with the team since the 2014 season and Youth Will Harris Jersey , as Mason noted, also worked with tight ends for some of his Lions tenure.The Lions hired John Bonamego as their new special teams coach this offseason.