Lions General Manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia used to work for the Patriots Jarrad Davis Jersey , so there’s little surprise that they’ve added several players who used to play in New England since coming to Detroit.Their interest in former Patriots apparently goes beyond players who were there at the same time they were or suited up for the team in the regular season. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team is set to visit with wide receiver Dontrelle Inman “in the next day or so.”Inman was released by the Patriots on Sunday and the timing of the move suggests that Josh Gordon‘s reinstatement from suspension didn’t bode well for Inman’s chances of making the team. Inman had three catches for 40 yards in two preseason outings.The Lions have a need at wide receiver after losing Jermaine Kearse to a broken leg in their first preseason game. We noted last month that the Lions could be in hot water with the NFL for the way they reported quarterback Matthew Stafford‘s back injury, and today the fines came in.The NFL fined the Lions $75 T.J. Hockenson Detroit Lions Jersey ,000, coach Matt Patricia $25 T.J. Hockenson Jersey 2019 ,000 and General Manager Bob Quinn $10,000 for violating the league’s injury reporting rules by failing to update Stafford’s game status as soon as they knew he would miss the November 10 game against the Bears.Stafford had been saying leading up to that week that he was “good to go” for the Bears game White T.J. Hockenson Jersey , and the Lions listed him as questionable and never changed that designation until he was declared out 90 minutes before kickoff. But multiple Lions players told reporters that they were told the day before the game that Stafford wasn’t playing.The NFL previously fined the Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin for failing to properly report on Ben Roethlisberger‘s injury this season. The Lions are the latest team to run afoul of the rules.