A former Indianapolis Colts draft pick is hanging up his cleats and ending his NFL career. Daurice Fountain announced his own retirement via his Instagram earlier this week.
Daurice Fountain battled at every turn in his professional football journey. Yet in his goodbye to the game, the veteran wide receiver made it clear that he loved every step.
The Detroit Lions continued to trim down their wide receiver room Tuesday ahead of the NFL's 4 p.m. deadline to cut rosters down to 53 players. Most recently, the team cut wide receiver Daurice Fountain.
With Josh Reynolds' departure, the Detroit Lions have a golden opportunity for a player to claim an increased role within the offense at the wide receiver position.
Beyond Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, nothing is truly locked in for the Detroit Lions' wide receiver corps. Training camp has been and will continue to be competitive on that front, with a different standout seemingly every day early on.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Daurice Fountain contemplated ending his NFL career and calling it quits when he was grinding on the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions practice squads.