The Lions released cornerback Brian Kelly today, one of their major and most disappointing signings of the offseason, and signed free-agent Dexter Wynn as his replacement.

Kelly signed a three-year contract with the Lions in March after he bought out the final season of his deal with Tampa Bay. He said last month he had no regrets about doing so, even though the Lions, 0-13 now, are the worst team in the NFL.

Kelly has played sporadically and not particularly well in 11 games with the Lions. He did not play in last week's loss to Minnesota (Travis Fisher started in his place and Ramzee Robinson replaced an injured Fisher in the fourth quarter) and did not get into a game against Chicago earlier this year. He did start 10 other games this year, but saw his role diminish as the Lions began more man-to-man coverage. Kelly's coverage skills have eroded since in recent years, though he remained solid schematically in the Tampa 2 defense.

Wynn, 27, spent three seasons in Philadelphia and two in Houston. He does not have an interception in 45 career games (one start).