It’s been quite some time since we checked in with Detroit Lions fans regarding their opinion of general manager Brad Holmes. The last time we polled our audience was almost exactly a year ago, following the team’s 2025 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, those poll results were lost to time (and a migration to a new content management system at SB Nation).
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Detroit Lions injury updates: DJ Reader working his way back
The Detroit Lions took the field on Thursday with 87 of 89 players on their roster in attendance and practicing in some capacity. The two exceptions were rookie guard Christian Mahogany and defensive tackle DJ Reader. However, the outlook for both players seem promising moving forward.
Mahogany has been dealing with an illness that has held him out of back-to-back training camp practices.
“Mahogany is dealing with an illness right now so that’s why he’s not out there,” coach Dan Campbell said. “As he heals up here, we’ll get him out here and get him going but that’s what’s going on there.”
As for Reader, there was a note of progress from Thursday’s practice. He was out there on the field working with a trainer, running up the hill and doing other sprinting drills with protection around his right leg. Last year with the Bengals, Reader tore his right quad in December.
Campbell noted that Reader’s injury has healed. It’s now just a matter of trusting the leg and conditioning.
“We’re not in any hurry with him, but he’s doing well, he’s getting his strength back,” Campbell said. “The injury has healed, it’s just a matter of getting him to that point where now we feel comfortable getting him out there competing around others.”
Limited players
While the Lions are not required to offer an injury report during training camp, three notable players remain limited in their participation: running back Jahmyr Gibbs, defensive end Marcus Davenport, and defensive back Brian Branch. Gibbs has been limited to walkthroughs and individual drills, while Branch and Davenport have been mostly doing walkthroughs.
Gibbs sat for the spring while dealing with what Campbell called a “soft tissue” injury, while Branch had an offseason clean-up procedure and Davenport continues to work his way back from a high-ankle sprain that also required surgery.
Campbell noted Thursday how important it was that both Branch and Davenport were able to avoid the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.
“We knew that they were not going to be 100%, walk in, day one, doing full practice. But to be able to keep them off of PUP, NFI, any of that so that they can do the walkthroughs, maybe a little bit individual, I think that goes a long way,” Campbell said. “It’s good to have them out there. They’re both doing well.”
Brief scare
While the Lions were working on special teams, Terrion Arnold required some medical treatment on his lower body. But after a few minutes with a trainer, he was back out there during the next set of team drills.
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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But as you can see below, Holmes has been an extremely popular figure among Detroit sports fans for pretty much his entire career.
Although, if there was a time when Holmes’ popularity took a hit, it was likely during the 2025 NFL season, when the Lions took their first clear step back since he and Dan Campbell came to town.
Since last year’s data was lost to time, this is a good opportunity to check back in with Lions fans. While Holmes certainly deserves a ton of credit for getting the Lions back to relevancy and helping them produce four consecutive seasons with winning records, there are some serious blemishes on his resumé now. The 2024 NFL Draft class has not lived up to his high standards through two seasons, some of his riskiest picks over the last few years have all failed to pay off, and last year’s roster just wasn’t good enough to withstand the injuries.
But Holmes is also coming off a very crowd-pleasing draft. Detroit addressed their two biggest needs with their first two selections, and there were no crazy head-scratching picks or expensive trade ups. Many have categorized his latest draft as “back to business as usual,” which could have some fans he lost back on his side.
However, that is all up to you. Vote on your thoughts about Holmes’ time in Detroit below, and share your extended thoughts in the comment section at the bottom of the page.
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