Lions Sign Super Bowl Champion RB, Ex-Cowboys OL

Prior to Championship Game

Lions Sign Super Bowl Champion RB, Ex-Cowboys OL Prior to Championship Game

Because of the veterans on their roster, the Detroit Lions have some big-game experience even if the franchise has never made it to

the Super Bowl. With running back Jake Funk on their practice squad, the Lions suddenly have another player with Super Bowl

experience.

On January 23, the Lions declared that Funk and offensive tackle Matt Farniok had been added to their practice squad. In tandem,

the Lions placed running back Jermar Jefferson on the practice squad/injured list and dismissed linebacker Raymond Johnson.

Over his three-year NFL career, Funk has participated in 20 games. Ten of those games were played with the Los Angeles Rams

during their Super Bowl victory in 2021.

Funk didn’t appear in the Super Bowl, but on special teams in Los Angeles’

other three postseason contests during 2021-22.

The 26-year-old running back played four games for the Indianapolis Colts this past season.

Farniok didn’t appear in a game during 2023. But he dressed in 17 contests for the Dallas Cowboys during the 2021-22 seasons.

Farniok and Funk will take the places of two practice squad members who were inactive in 2023.

Dave Holcomb is a sportswriter for Heavy.com who covers the Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. Holcomb, who is originally

from Pittsburgh, has covered professional and collegiate sports for publications like Fansided, Rotowire, and Yardbarker.