Covington was released by Detroit on Saturday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Covington (pectoral) signed with the Lions on Wednesday, Benjamin Raven of MLive reports.
Covington (pectoral) was placed on the Chargers' injured reserve Wednesday.
Chargers coach Brandon Staley said that Covington suffered a torn pectoral during Sunday's loss to the 49ers and could miss the remainder of the season, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Covington suffered a pectoral injury in Sunday's 22-16 loss to the 49ers.
The Chargers signed Covington to the team's active roster Monday.
The Chargers released Covington on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Covington was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list and returned to practice Friday Gilbert Manzano of The Orange County Register reports.
Covington (COVID-19) has been confirmed as one of the two Chargers players that tested positive for the virus, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.