The Detroit Lions released veteran safety Tracy Walker III, the team posted on social media Tuesday night.

Walker posted an apparent goodbye to Detroit on Instagram earlier on Tuesday.

"Detroit I want to thank you for welcoming me in as rookie and accepting me as family," he wrote, thanking the Ford family for the past six seasons with the franchise.

The Washington Commanders have hired former Detroit Lions senior director of player personnel Lance Newmark as assistant general manager.

Newmark will report to new general manager Adam Peters.

He spent the last 26 years with the Lions in the player personnel department.