Lions at Bills: Roster Connections
View roster connections between the Detroit Lions and the Buffalo Bills.
![Lions QB Matt Cassel spent a portion of the 2015 season with the Bills and started in one game.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/rv6zyxyyszyjqdpcrwbq.jpg)
Lions QB Matt Cassel spent a portion of the 2015 season with the Bills and started in one game.
![Lions LB Eric Lee spent a portion of the 2017 season on the Bills active roster and practice squad.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/vptywhiea6vphs8rebyy.jpg)
Lions LB Eric Lee spent a portion of the 2017 season on the Bills active roster and practice squad.
![Lions LB Kelvin Sheppard spent the first two seasons of his career (2011-12) with the Bills.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/kavmoztgddw4bmslmixp.jpg)
Lions LB Kelvin Sheppard spent the first two seasons of his career (2011-12) with the Bills.
![Bills S Rafael Bush played for the Lions during the 2016 season and appeared in all 16 games with 48 total tackles (31 solo) and a career-high two interceptions.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/grscuqlebo8rwmpbj6li.jpg)
Bills S Rafael Bush played for the Lions during the 2016 season and appeared in all 16 games with 48 total tackles (31 solo) and a career-high two interceptions.
![Bills Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman served as the special teams coordinator for three seasons, including one playoff berth, from 2010-12.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/fmd9jky8nv3jlq85wxcc.jpg)
Bills Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman served as the special teams coordinator for three seasons, including one playoff berth, from 2010-12.
![Bills LB Julian Stanford spent two seasons with the Lions (2013-14) and played in 18 games over that span.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/hixctblypl6n8isrfzeb.jpg)
Bills LB Julian Stanford spent two seasons with the Lions (2013-14) and played in 18 games over that span.
![Lions LB Devon Kennard and Bills QB Matt Barkley were teammates at Southern California for four seasons from 2009-12.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/tkdurrasalnngil2dw6y.jpg)
Lions LB Devon Kennard and Bills QB Matt Barkley were teammates at Southern California for four seasons from 2009-12.
![Lions OL Andrew Donnal and Bills G Ike Boettger played on the same offensive line at Iowa for two seasons from 2013-14. Donnal and Bills S Micah Hyde were
teammates at Iowa for three seasons from 2010-12.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/x0hkntbi7wagutgqptlj.jpg)
Lions OL Andrew Donnal and Bills G Ike Boettger played on the same offensive line at Iowa for two seasons from 2013-14. Donnal and Bills S Micah Hyde were teammates at Iowa for three seasons from 2010-12.
![Lions WR Bruce Ellington and Bills FB Patrick DiMarco played on the same offense at South Carolina during the 2010 season.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/hrlq9l0susd5xkonx7mx.jpg)
Lions WR Bruce Ellington and Bills FB Patrick DiMarco played on the same offense at South Carolina during the 2010 season.
![Lions DL Da'Shawn Hand, Bills WR Robert Foster and Bills CB Levi Wallace were teammates at Alabama from 2014-17 and helped the Crimson Tide claim the College Football National Championship in 2015 and 2017. The trio was also teammates with Lions DT A'Shawn Robinson for two seasons from 2014-15.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/rxv6hdhlb1eetkkelhte.jpg)
Lions DL Da'Shawn Hand, Bills WR Robert Foster and Bills CB Levi Wallace were teammates at Alabama from 2014-17 and helped the Crimson Tide claim the College Football National Championship in 2015 and 2017. The trio was also teammates with Lions DT A'Shawn Robinson for two seasons from 2014-15.
![Lions LB Nicholas Grigsby and Bills CB Lafayette Pitts played on the same defense at Pittsburgh for five seasons from 2011-15. The duo also played with Bills CB Ryan Lewis for four seasons from 2012-15.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/zpqylfrmx7btbj9963gn.jpg)
Lions LB Nicholas Grigsby and Bills CB Lafayette Pitts played on the same defense at Pittsburgh for five seasons from 2011-15. The duo also played with Bills CB Ryan Lewis for four seasons from 2012-15.
![Lions DT Ricky Jean Fancois and Bills DT Kyle Williams played on the same defensive line at Louisiana State during the 2005 season.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/h5ba9ll1hxcunb0c3nro.jpg)
Lions DT Ricky Jean Fancois and Bills DT Kyle Williams played on the same defensive line at Louisiana State during the 2005 season.
![Lions TE Levine Toilolo and Bills DE Trent Murphy were
teammates at Stanford for four seasons from 2009-12.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/qew9gk62yxpu9fax2giy.jpg)
Lions TE Levine Toilolo and Bills DE Trent Murphy were teammates at Stanford for four seasons from 2009-12.
![Lions T Rick Wagner and Bills G Ryan Groy played on the same offensive line at Wisconsin for two seasons from 2010-11. In 2011, the duo paved the way for a Badger rushing attack that totaled 235.5 yards per game, which ranked eighth in the nation.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/mz6csuodpqat4lix9zhb.jpg)
Lions T Rick Wagner and Bills G Ryan Groy played on the same offensive line at Wisconsin for two seasons from 2010-11. In 2011, the duo paved the way for a Badger rushing attack that totaled 235.5 yards per game, which ranked eighth in the nation.
![Lions K Matt Prater and Bills K StePHen Hauschka were teammates in Denver from 2010-11.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/mbk7wjs2hpp7q1hcovki.jpg)
Lions K Matt Prater and Bills K StePHen Hauschka were teammates in Denver from 2010-11.
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![Lions QB Matt Cassel and Bills FB Patrick DiMarco played on the same offense with the Chiefs during the 2012 season.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/tvpqp38dwlnqiaqhrhhk.jpg)
Lions QB Matt Cassel and Bills FB Patrick DiMarco played on the same offense with the Chiefs during the 2012 season.
![Bills Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman and Lions Offensive Line Coach Jeff Davidson were both coordinators for the Carolina Panthers from 2007-09. Davidson was in charge of the offense while Crossman headed up special teams.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/qw4iaracrntqsyhrhwwt.jpg)
Bills Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman and Lions Offensive Line Coach Jeff Davidson were both coordinators for the Carolina Panthers from 2007-09. Davidson was in charge of the offense while Crossman headed up special teams.
![Lions CB DeShawn Shead, Lions TE Luke Willson and Bills K Stephen Hauschka were teammates with the Seahawks for four seasons from 2013-16.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/mzlep5j5hjwwmzkfwob7.jpg)
Lions CB DeShawn Shead, Lions TE Luke Willson and Bills K Stephen Hauschka were teammates with the Seahawks for four seasons from 2013-16.
![Lions QB Matt Cassel and Bills G Vladimir Ducasse played on the same offense with the Vikings during the 2014 season.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/x42oofwhhgn3y9xbpsxn.jpg)
Lions QB Matt Cassel and Bills G Vladimir Ducasse played on the same offense with the Vikings during the 2014 season.
![Lions DT Ricky Jean Francois and Redskins DE Trent Murphy played on the same defensive line with the Redskins for two seasons from 2015-16.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/r2tmlst4rg5qlftyo2n6.jpg)
Lions DT Ricky Jean Francois and Redskins DE Trent Murphy played on the same defensive line with the Redskins for two seasons from 2015-16.
![Lions LB Christian Jones, Bills T Jordan Mills and Bills G Ryan Groy were teammates during the 2014 season with the Bears.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/kqx6otnkk7lhaddjq98s.jpg)
Lions LB Christian Jones, Bills T Jordan Mills and Bills G Ryan Groy were teammates during the 2014 season with the Bears.
![Lions LB Christian Jones teamed up with Bills G Vladimir Ducasse and Bills WR Deonte Thompson during the 2015 season with the Bears.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/gliqebo7y8wek6aemwj4.jpg)
Lions LB Christian Jones teamed up with Bills G Vladimir Ducasse and Bills WR Deonte Thompson during the 2015 season with the Bears.
![Lions K Matt Prater and Bills S Rafael Bush were teammates with the Broncos during the 2011 season.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/acguzmpfp41yqoe1ylmh.jpg)
Lions K Matt Prater and Bills S Rafael Bush were teammates with the Broncos during the 2011 season.
![Lions TE Kelvin Sheppard, Bills TE Logan Thomas, Bills P Matt Darr and Bills DT Jordan Phillips were teammates with the Dolphins during the 2015 season.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/icso382tqos6xernkbqb.jpg)
Lions TE Kelvin Sheppard, Bills TE Logan Thomas, Bills P Matt Darr and Bills DT Jordan Phillips were teammates with the Dolphins during the 2015 season.
![Bills Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll spent multiple seasons with other Lions coaches on the New England Patriots coaching staff from 2000-06 and 2013-16. Lions Head Coach Matt Patricia was a member of the staff from 2004-17, Offensive Line Coach Jeff Davidson overlapped from 2000-04, Quarterbacks Coach George Godsey was in New England from 2011-13, and WCF Minority Coaching Assistantship/Defense Billy Yates played on the offensive line from 2004-08.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/pz8vhgs8bmeiwaoalr6x.jpg)
Bills Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll spent multiple seasons with other Lions coaches on the New England Patriots coaching staff from 2000-06 and 2013-16. Lions Head Coach Matt Patricia was a member of the staff from 2004-17, Offensive Line Coach Jeff Davidson overlapped from 2000-04, Quarterbacks Coach George Godsey was in New England from 2011-13, and WCF Minority Coaching Assistantship/Defense Billy Yates played on the offensive line from 2004-08.
![Lions TE Levine Toilolo and Bills FB Patrick DiMarco were teammates with the Falcons for four seasons from 2013- 16. The duo helped an Atlanta offense that ranked first in the NFL in points per game with 33.8 in 2016 and appeared in Super Bowl LI.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/rggzvxmizpsvdyfos0dg.jpg)
Lions TE Levine Toilolo and Bills FB Patrick DiMarco were teammates with the Falcons for four seasons from 2013- 16. The duo helped an Atlanta offense that ranked first in the NFL in points per game with 33.8 in 2016 and appeared in Super Bowl LI.
![Bills Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier and Lions Tight Ends Coach Chris White were both members of the Vikings coaching staff from 2009-12. Frazier was defensive coordinator and went on to serve as head coach while White was an assistant on special teams.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/rtrq9p1ob7x5twq6hqdg.jpg)
Bills Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier and Lions Tight Ends Coach Chris White were both members of the Vikings coaching staff from 2009-12. Frazier was defensive coordinator and went on to serve as head coach while White was an assistant on special teams.
![Lions T Rick Wagner and Bills WR Deonte Thompson were teammates with the Ravens during the 2013 season](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/tumhvlgzohiqhc4lkpaj.jpg)
Lions T Rick Wagner and Bills WR Deonte Thompson were teammates with the Ravens during the 2013 season
![Lions Defensive Backs Coach Brian Stewart was on the Philadelphia coaching staff with Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott and Bills Quarterbacks Coach David Culley in 2009.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/dmvdvo9kfgmizbmjgcqj.jpg)
Lions Defensive Backs Coach Brian Stewart was on the Philadelphia coaching staff with Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott and Bills Quarterbacks Coach David Culley in 2009.
![Lions G Kenny Wiggins and Bills T/G Jeremiah Sirles played on the same offensive line with the Chargers during the 2014 season.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/eien1r72vn8lnpw0uhhm.jpg)
Lions G Kenny Wiggins and Bills T/G Jeremiah Sirles played on the same offensive line with the Chargers during the 2014 season.
![Bills Wide Receivers Coach Terry Robiskie and Lions
Offensive Line Coach Jeff Davidson were both members of the Browns coaching staff from 2005-06.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/lions/wrmp9spnghi750repujx.jpg)
Bills Wide Receivers Coach Terry Robiskie and Lions Offensive Line Coach Jeff Davidson were both members of the Browns coaching staff from 2005-06.