The Detroit Lions picked up a 17-13 preseason win over the Washington Commanders on Saturday, as Dan Campbell’s squad put together a solid outing to bounce back from a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the preseason opener.
Tay Martin, Trevor Nowaske, Troy Reeder, Jackson Meeks and Erick Hunter all made the kind of special-teams plays that can quietly win a job at cutdown time.
Detroit’s starting five is coming together, but a look at the projected 53 leaves the Lions dangerously short on proven offensive-line depth. As we come out of the Lions’ second preseason game, one thing has become incredibly clear.
Here is an updated prediction of which Detroit Lions players should make the 53-man roster in 2026, following a 17-13 victory against the Washington Commanders at Ford Field.
Devin White’s journey with the Detroit Lions has taken an unexpected turn this training camp. Signed as a veteran depth option amid a thin linebacker group caused by injuries, the former top-five draft pick now finds himself in a genuine battle for a starting role as the team prepares for the 2026 season.
The Detroit Lions have just one preseason game remaining before they'll have to make some tough decisions. In their 17-13 win over the Washington Commanders on Saturday, the team had several players that stood out and made their case to earn a spot on the team's final roster.
The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.
The Detroit Lions are intent on getting back to the form they showed in 2024 when they won the NFC North title and were the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff structure.
Detroit is attacking from more directions, creating cleaner paths to the quarterback and giving versatile linemen like Lacy more ways to contribute. The Detroit Lions defensive line is generating buzz through the first weeks of training camp, and the players on the field can feel the difference.
Luke Altmyer strengthened his case, Jackson Meeks delivered his best performance yet and Detroit’s crowded roster bubble produced some painful movement in the other direction.
The Detroit Lions tallied their first preseason victory of the new league year on Saturday, defeating the Washington Commanders by a score of 17-13 at home.
Martin knows catches aren’t enough for a receiver fighting for one of Detroit’s final roster spots, and Dan Campbell says everything else he’s doing is getting hard to overlook.
Jayden Daniels is preparing to begin another season as the face of the Washington Commanders. Fans naturally want to know whether he can recapture his rookie brilliance, but there is a far more important question.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
Jayden Daniels played three snaps Saturday. That was apparently enough time for the Washington Commanders to receive an uncomfortable reminder about their franchise quarterback.
Saturday clarified several battles on offense, but Detroit still has difficult decisions coming at running back, defensive line, linebacker and cornerback.
The Lions' preseason game against the Washington Commanders didn't help the situation. It made it more complicated.
Saturday’s game against Washington brought clarity to the quarterback battle, Detroit’s receiver depth and several of the toughest decisions on the roster bubble.
Tight end Sam LaPorta played in only nine games last season for the Detroit Lions. He's now at risk for missing time in 2026.
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes isn't really known for giving out huge contracts. But there's one deal where Holmes, head coach Dan Campbell and the Lions may have paid too much.
Physical setbacks limited Daniels to just seven starts in 2025 before he was shut down after he aggravated a previously suffered elbow injury during the season.
The Lions are coming off a disappointing 2025 season, finishing with a record of 9-8 en route to missing the playoffs.
Detroit enters 2026 trying to prove last year’s collapse from a franchise-best 15-2 to a last-place 9-8 finish was the exception, not a new direction. Dan Campbell brought in Drew Petzing as his third offensive coordinator in three years after taking over play-calling himself mid-season, while Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St.
The Lions recently announced a series of new hires and promotions in their player personnel department, headlined by Dwayne Joseph‘s move from director of scouting to vice president of player personnel.
While it was recently reported that the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks would be signing Arnold, the transaction had not been made official as of Tuesday.
The Detroit Lions have quite a few stars on their current roster, but one that perhaps makes the most noise, at least on defense, is defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.
Detroit signed the player, a former second-round pick by the Tennessee Titans, to a one-year, $1.4 million deal this offseason.
Ahmed Hassanein had the kind of game that could move him up on the depth chart.
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