ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions will be without linebacker Travis Lewis for the rest of the regular season. So where do they turn for a replacement?

To Jacksonville, of course.

Ex-Jaguars linebacker Julian Stanford has taken Travis Lewis' place on the 53-man roster.

Detroit has signed linebacker Julian Stanford in the wake of Lewis' four-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. Lewis will be placed on the reserve/suspended list.



Stanford is a 6-foot-1, 230-pound former Wagner standout who signed last season with Jacksonville as an undrafted rookie. He went on to play in all 16 games, starting six, and recorded 18 tackles before getting release at the end of training camp this year.

He is expected to help fill Lewis' role on special teams, and is unlikely to play on defense. Lewis hadn't played a snap there all year.

Stanford is the latest in a growing number of former Jaguars to sign with Detroit, including current players C.J. Mosley, Rashean Mathis, Montell Owens and Don Carey. There were scores of others who didn't stick, including Austen Lane most recently.