The Facts: Jumping to an early conclusion, but Thomas might not be long for this roster. He's been buried on the depth chart, mostly working with the third unit. Friday, during one-on-one drills with the defensive backs, he was completely shut down by (Domonique) Johnson.

Diehards Line: According to MLive.com's Justin Rogers, it was so bad, Thomas stopped running the route and quarterback Matthew Stafford didn't even throw the ball. Rogers isn't sure he's ever seen that before outside of the occasions when a receiver falls down. Meanwhile, receiver Kris Durham made impressive touchdown receptions on back-to-back plays in the red zone. He beat Johnson on both throws. The first, a fade, Durham leaped up and reached over Johnson to make the difficult grab. The second, to his back shoulder, Durham got held up trying to turn back to the ball, but he was able to stab it out of the air with one hand. ... While the first three receiving spots in Detroit belong to Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson and Ryan Broyles, there's room beyond that if anybody steps up.