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Detroit Lions stand pat at NFL trade deadline, expect boost from injured defenders
Lions’ Brad Holmes delivers commencement speech at North Carolina A&T
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes delivered the commencement speech at his alma mater, North Carolina A&T, on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
There was no Sauce Gardner equivalent available on the offensive line, so the Detroit Lions stood pat.
The Lions did not make a deal at the NFL trade deadline Tuesday, Nov. 4, for the first time since 2021, deciding to stick with their current roster while awaiting the return of several key defensive players, for a playoff run.
The Lions are 5-3 at the midpoint of the season, in second place in the NFC North and in control of the NFC’s final wild-card spot.
They have a host of injury concerns on their offensive line – left guard Christian Mahogany is out with a broken bone in his leg, and the availability of tackles Taylor Decker and Penei Sewell is uncertain for this week’s game against the Washington Commanders – and depth issues at cornerback, safety and defensive end.
But Mahogany could return in late December and the Lions expect to get three starters back on defense in the coming weeks.
Safety Kerby Joseph has missed two games with a bone bruise in his knee. Cornerback D.J. Reed is on injured reserve with a strained hamstring but has begun working out with trainers. And defensive end Marcus Davenport is closing in on a return to practice from a strained pectoral muscle.
The Lions also are expected to get backups defensive end Josh Paschal, linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez and cornerback Khalil Dorsey back before the end of the season. Rodriguez, on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from the torn ACL he suffered last year, already has resumed practicing.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said Monday adding those six players – Joseph is the only one currently on the active roster – is similar to making a trade at the deadline.
“Well, I mentioned this before,” Campbell said. “We’re going to start getting some good players back. Some really good impact players for us. …
“So we got some guys that are going to start coming back and that does give you a boost. I mean, that helps you. It only makes your team better, makes your roster better.”
Campbell acknowledged in his weekly radio interview Tuesday morning on WXYT-FM (97.1) that the Lions were looking for help on the offensive line but he said the price had to be right to consider a move.
Lions general manager Brad Holmes has been active at recent trade deadlines, adding depth to his roster in 2023-24 and dealing away tight end T.J. Hockenson for a swap of draft picks in 2022.
In 2023, the Lions added backup Donovan Peoples-Jones to a struggling wide receiver room – Jameson Williams had six catches in four games at the time after serving a suspension to start the year – for a sixth-round pick.
In 2024, the Lions traded two Day 3 picks for Za’Darius Smith and another late-round choice, helping a pass rush that had been decimated by injuries. Davenport, Aidan Hutchinson, linebacker Derrick Barnes and defensive tackle Kyle Peko all suffered season-ending injuries before the deadline last year.
The Lions aren’t in as dire a spot on their offensive line now, but the unit has been inconsistent through eight games, and Decker also is dealing with a shoulder injury that has nagged him all year.
With no moves Tuesday, the Lions likely will patch their offensive line from within. Kayode Awosika finished last week’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings at left guard, and Campbell said backups Trystan Colon and Kingsley Eguakun also will get a look in practice this week as the Lions try and decide how to best use their personnel up front. Center Graham Glasgow can play guard if the Lions prefer to have Colon or Eguakun handle snaps.
No NFC contenders made big moves at Tuesday’s deadline, though two of the conference’s top teams, the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers, made notable trades earlier this year. The Packers acquired star defensive end Micah Parsons before the season from the Dallas Cowboys, while the Eagles picked up pass rusher Jaelan Phillips from the Miami Dolphins on Monday – their fourth in-season trade this year.
The Cowboys, 3-5-1 and in second place in the NFC East, made one of Tuesday’s biggest deals, acquiring star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams from the New York Jets for a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-round choice and former Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith.
The Jets also dealt star cornerback and Detroit native Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts for two first-round choices. Two NFC contenders made more minor moves with the Chicago Bears adding defensive Joe Tryon-Shoyinka from the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle Seahawks adding receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints.
The Lions did make two roster moves Tuesday, releasing offensive lineman Justin Herron from injured reserve and releasing tight end Kenny Yeboah from IR with an injury settlement.
Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at dbirkett@freepress.com. Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett.
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DETROIT, MICH (WXYZ) — In partnership with The ALS Association, downtown Detroit parks will shine red May 10–16 in recognition of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) Awareness month.
A special kickoff event will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, in Campus Martius Park. The event will allow families impacted by ALS to connect, learn about upcoming initiatives, and take part in a meaningful “END ALS” photo moment under the illuminated park lights.
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Detroit Tigers blow lead, lose to Kansas City Royals on walk-off hit.
The Tigers lost, 4-3, to the Royals on Kyle Isbel’s walk-off single in the ninth inning.
Kansas City, Mo. — The losing streak is now five games. The road record is now an MLB-worst 6-16.
The Kansas City Royals prolonged the Tigers’ misery Saturday night with a relatively breezy 5-1 win at Kauffman Stadium.
Oh, and the Tigers might’ve lost another player in the process.
Right fielder Kerry Carpenter left the game in the third inning. He banged his left shoulder running into the side wall chasing Bobby Witt Jr.’s first-inning, two-run, inside-the-park home run.
Witt, a right-handed hitter, sliced a drive inside the bag at first. Carpenter chased it toward the side wall, but the ball caromed past him. Witt never stopped running.
Carpenter stayed in the game and even rolled an infield single in the second inning. But he was replaced by Wenceel Perez when the Royals came to bat in the third inning.
BOX SCORE: Royals 5, Tigers 1
He was being evaluated during the game.
The two-run homer by Witt ended up being more than the Tigers’ sputtering offense could overcome. But, for good measure, Michael Massey added a three-run home run off Ty Madden in the fourth inning.
Madden ended up being one of the few bright spots in the game for the Tigers. He pitched six innings and allowed just one other hit. He set down the last 11 hitters he faced.
He entered in the third inning after opener Burch Smith and lefty Tyler Holton worked one time through the Royals’ batting order.
Holton made a nifty escape in the first inning. With runners at second and third and one out, and two runs already in, Jac Caglianone hit a hard ground ball to second baseman Zach McKinstry, who was playing in on the grass.
McKinstry got the out at first. The runner at second, Carter Jensen, mistakenly broke for third where Vinnie Pasquantino was holding.
Spencer Torkelson threw to shortstop Kevin McGonigle who threw to catcher Jake Rogers once Pasquantino broke for home — your basic 4-3-6-2 double-play.
Not much else went the Tigers’ way.
Royals right-hander Michael Wacha snuffed out the few scoring opportunities the Tigers mustered.
He worked around an error and a McKinstry stolen base in the third innings. He got Jake Rogers to pop to shallow right field with runners at first and third and one out and then got Matt Vierling to ground out with the bases loaded in the fifth.
Wacha allowed two hits in seven innings. The Tigers put 18 balls in play against him with a soft average exit velocity of 84.4 mph.
The Tigers broke through in the eighth against lefty reliever Matt Strahm. And it was left-handed hitters who did the dirty work. Riley Greene, who extended his career-high on-base streak to 20 games, doubled home McGonigle.
This season is a long way from over but Tigers, 18-22, are in serious need a course correction.
Chris.McCosky@detroitnews.com
@cmccosky
4Warn Weather – SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds and hail. High: 71.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies, becoming partly cloudy skies late. Low: 45.
SUNDAY (MOTHER’S DAY): Mix of sunshine and clouds, cooler temperatures. High: 61.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies. Another chilly night. Low: 41.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny skies, remaining chilly. High: 58.
After a beautiful end to the week on Friday with sunshine and a little cloud cover, with warmer temperatures moving into the region as well, some of us are waking up to some patchy dense fog on Saturday morning. Some places south of M-59 are seeing reduced visibilities down to around a mile. If you do run into some patchy dense fog, be sure to use your low beams.
That warming trend continues into the start of the weekend on Saturday, but it also brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Another cold front will work through the region by Saturday afternoon and early Saturday evening and that will bring our thunderstorm chance. High temperature is warming into low 70s by Saturday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the region under a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) on our severe weather scale for the start of the weekend. Gusty winds and hail are the primary threats as we work through the start of the weekend, but this will not be a widespread threat for severe thunderstorms.
Behind that cold front for the end of the weekend on Sunday, we will keep a mixture of sunshine and clouds into the forecast. High temperatures running about 10 to 15° cooler to end the weekend. Expect high to warm into the upper 50s to lower 60s by Sunday afternoon.
Drier weather sticks around for the start of next week, before another chance of rain moves into the region by the time we get to Tuesday. The cooler-than-average temperatures will continue into the start of next week as well. Expect high temperatures to remain in the 50s for Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature start to warm up by the middle of next week, and Drier weather moves back in by Wednesday behind another cold front moving into the region. Expect high temperatures into the lower 60s on Wednesday to warm into the upper 60s by the time we get to Thursday. Above average temperatures move back into the region as we look ahead into the end of the week, expect high temperatures back into the lower 70s by the time we get to Friday.
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