Lions place P Graham on IR, sign Harris

10:06 PM, Sep 25, 2012   |    comments
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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions signed veteran punter Nick Harris and placed punter Ben Graham on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday.

Graham suffered a calf injury during Sunday's 44-41 overtime loss to the Titans. He averaged 41.3 yards on six punts this season.

Harris returns to Detroit after spending eight seasons with the Lions from 2003-10. He punted in 11 games for the Jaguars last season, with a 42.7 average.

In 170 career games with the Bengals, Lions and Jaguars, Harris has averaged 42.5 yards on 876 punts.

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