This opens a three-week window for him to practice with the team before he has to be added to the active roster.
The veteran linebacker has been out since mid-November with a broken forearm.
Anzalone, 30, is a former third-round pick of the Saints out of Florida back in 2017. He signed a four-year, $3.46 million contract and made a base salary of $809,000 in 2020.
He was testing the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in 2021 when he signed a one-year deal with the Lions. He then returned to the team on another one-year deal in 2021.
Anzalone signed a three-year, $18.75 million deal to remain in Detroit back in March of 2023.
In 2024, has Anzalone appeared in nine games for the Lions and recorded 51 tackles and one sack.