Reggie Bush Cut by the Lions, Could He Go to the Colts, Eagles or Vikings?

Reggie Bush, the electrifying but frustrating running back of the Detroit Lions has been cut.

Bush, who turns 30 in a few days, was only on the hook for $1.7 million next season, so that’s not a significant enough savings to call him a ‘cap casualty.’ He spent the first five years of his career in New Orleans after it took him 2nd in the 2006, then was with the Dolphins for a year – arguably the finest season of his career (1,086 yards rushing and he scored seven touchdowns) – and was up-and-down with the Lions the last two years.

The Lions’ depth chart at running back heading into free agency looks like this: Joique Bell, Theo Riddick (20 carries) and George Winn (19 carries), who was a rookie from Cincinnati. If Detroit doesn’t go after a veteran running back in free agency, it seems like a need that will have to be addressed in the draft, where there’s a decent crop of running backs that will be available in the middle rounds.

As for Bush, he’s still best suited for a team that plays indoors on turf. The Colts are in need of a running back. The Vikings may lose Adrian Peterson. There’s always the Raiders, and a sleeper team may be the Eagles, because Chip Kelly would find a way to use him.