The Facts: According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Lions have sent O'Connell to the Jets. Compensation for O'Connell isn't known.

Diehards Line:As PFT's Mike Florio notes, the Lions took full advantage of their position as the team with first priority in the waiver process. They surprisingly snagged O'Connell when the Patriots released him last week. Coincidentally, the Jets host the Patriots -- who picked O'Connell in the third round of the 2008 draft and who surprisingly cut him -- on September 20.