Lions vs. Giants: Roster Connections

Giants WR Golden Tate played for the Lions from 2014-18, recording 416 receptions for 4,741 yards (11.4 avg.) and 22 touchdowns in his 71 games with the team.

Lions DT Damon Harrison Sr. (right) spent 2016-18 with the Giants before being traded to the Lions in 2018. In 2016, Harrison Sr. was named as a First Team All-Pro when he led all NFL defensive tackles with 86 total tackles. Lions LB Devon Kennard (left) played for the Giants from 2014-17 after being drafted by the team in the fifth round (174th overall) in 2014. Kennard appeared in 52 games, totaling 265 tackles and 9.5 sacks in four seasons.

Lions DE Romeo Okwara (left) was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Giants in 2016 and appeared in 22 games for New York before being claimed off waivers by the Lions in 2018.

Lions Quarterbacks Coach Sean Ryan (left) was an offensive quality control coach, quarterbacks coach and wide receivers coach for the Giants from 2007-15. Ryan helped the Giants win two Super Bowls (2007, 2011) during his time with the team.

Lions TE Logan Thomas spent part of the 2016 season on the Giants practice squad.

Lions LB Jarrad Davis (left) played against Giants LB Lorenzo Carter (bottom right) in the Georgia High School Football 2012 Round 3 6A State Playoffs when Carter's Norcross High School defeated Davis' Camden County High School 34-20. Davis and his Camden County High School defeated Giants TE Evan Engram (top right) and Hillgrove High School 52-17 in the first round of the 2012 Georgia 6A High School State football playoffs.

Lions RB J.D. McKissic (right) and Giants WR Cody Core (left) played against each other in high school football in Georgia. In 2010, Core's Auburn High School defeated McKissic's Central High School 20-14.

Giants WR Bennie Fowler III (right) grew up in Beverly Hills, Mich. and attended Detroit Country Day High School before playing at Michigan State.

Lions DE Romeo Okwara (right), Giants QB Daniel Jones (left), and Giants Defensive Backs Coach Everett Withers (center) are all from Charlotte, NC.

Lions DT John Atkins (right), Giants CB DeAndre Baker (far left) and OLB Lorenzo Carter (middle) were teammates at Georgia from 2015-17. The trio made the College Football Playoff Championship in 2017 when Baker and Atkins were key defensive players.

Lions CB Amani Oruwariye (top right), Giants RB Saquon Barkley (top left) and CB Grant Haley (bottom) played together at Penn State from 2015- 17. In 2017, the Nittany Lions peaked at No. 2 in the AP Poll, which was their highest ranking since 1999.

Lions C/G Graham Glasgow (bottom left) and Giants S Jabrill Peppers (top left) were teammates at Michigan from 2014-15. In 2015, the team went 10-3 and defeated Lions LB Jarrad Davis (right) and Florida in the Citrus Bowl 41-7.

Lions RB Kerryon Johnson (left) and Giants WR Darius Slayton (right) played at Auburn together from 2015-17. In 2017, Johnson led the team in rushing yards (1,391) and Slayton recorded the second-most receiving yards (643).

Lions T Rick Wagner (left) and Giants G Kevin Zeitler (right) played on Wisconsin's offensive line from 2008-11. From 2009-11, the team won at least 10 games each season, which at the time was the first instance in school history that the Badgers had three consecutive 10-win seasons.

Lions DT Kevin Strong (left) and Giants LB Josiah Tauaefa (right) were teammates at Texas-San Antonio together from 2015-18. In 2016, the duo led the Roadrunners to their only bowl game appearance in school history. Lions Defensive Line Coach Bo Davis (middle) held the same position for the program in 2017 as well.

Lions DT A'Shawn Robinson (left), DL Da'Shawn Hand (top right) and Giants DL Dalvin Tomlinson (bottom right) attended Alabama from 2014- 15 and were members of the 2015 National Championship team.

Lions S C.J. Moore (left), Giants WR Cody Core (right) and TE Evan Engram (middle) played together at Mississippi from 2014-15.

Lions Defensive Line Coach Bo Davis (pictured) and Giants Wide Receivers Coach Tyke Tolbert were teammates at LSU in 1990.

Lions Defensive Coordinator Paul Pasqualoni (pictured) was the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-93 when Giants Defensive Line Coach Gary Emanuel held the same position for the Orange.

Lions CB Rashaan Melvin (bottom left) and T Rick Wagner (right) were teammates with Giants RB Javorious Allen (top left) in Baltimore from 2015-16.

Lions WR Danny Amendola (left) and Giants CB Janoris Jenkins (right) were teammates for the St. Louis Rams in 2012.

Lions OL Oday Aboushi (top right), Giants S Antoine Bethea (center), OLB Markus Golden (bottom left), and DL Olsen Pierre (top left) all played in Arizona together in 2018.

Lions G Kenny Wiggins (bottom left) and Giants C Spencer Pulley (bottom right) played for the Chargers together from 2016-17 when Lions Offensive Line Coach Jeff Davidson (top left) held the same position for the team. Wiggins and Giants OT Mike Remmers (top right) also were members of the Chargers in 2013.

Lions Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell (left) held the same position with Seattle from 2011-13 when Giants WR Golden Tate (right) played for the Seahawks. In 2013, Tate led the team in receiving yards when they won the 2013 Super Bowl.

Lions Assistant Offensive Line Coach Hank Fraley (right) held the same position under Giants Head Coach Pat Shurmur (left) when he was the offensive coordinator in Minnesota in 2016.