Dave Birkett

Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Lions plan to re-sign Kellen Davis today to help their beleaguered tight end corps, Pro Football Talk reported.

Joseph Fauria aggravated a left ankle injury that has troubled him most of the year in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and could miss at least this weekend's home finale against the Minnesota Vikings (4:25 p.m. Sunday, Fox).

Fauria finished Sunday's game with heavy tape on his shoe but was in obvious pain in the locker room afterward.

He missed six games with the injury earlier this year.

Davis played three games for the Lions in October and November, when Fauria, Brandon Pettigrew and Eric Ebron were dealing with injuries. Pettigrew missed two games with a foot injury and was benched for the first quarter of the Tampa Bay game for violating team rules, while Ebron sat three games with a pulled hamstring but filled in as the starter last week.

Davis, a Michigan State product, did not catch a pass during his time with the Lions. He was released after a Week 12 loss to the New England Patriots.

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