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Following up on an item in this week's Team Notes. ... The Lions, out of necessity, have had to do a quick makeover at the receiver position.

With Ryan Broyles and Titus Young going on season-ending injured reserve, the Lions have replaced them with Kris Durham, who had been on the practice squad, and Lance Long, who was cut at the end of training camp.

Earlier, Mike Thomas and Brian Robiskie were brought in to replace Nate Burleson, who went down with a broken leg.

Thomas will move in as the starter opposite Calvin Johnson.

According Detroit News staffer Chris McCoskey, Long, who was tagged with the nickname "Vanilla Gorilla" in training camp by receivers coach Shawn Jefferson, has been with four other teams since 2008 -- Arizona, Kansas City, Jacksonville and San Francisco. He has 20 career catches for 178 yards.

Durham, who was quarterback Matthew Stafford's teammate at Georgia for three seasons, has three career receptions with the Seahawks, who drafted him in the fourth round.