Montgomery signed a three-year, $18 million deal last year. He’ll be 28 when the 2025 season begins, the final year of his contract. With NFL teams often looking to replace running backs as they near 30, and no guarantee of an extension, could the Lions look to draft another back next year to stay ahead of the curve?

Pearce is one of five 2025 NFL Draft prospects the Detroit Lions should be paying close attention to this weekend. Let’s take a closer look now at Pearce and those four other draft prospects taking the field Saturday.

The Detroit News' Richard Silva takes a look at some college prospects who could be of interest to the Lions in the 2025 NFL Draft.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season on an incredible 187-130 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 41-22 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.

The San Francisco 49ers (1-1) are visiting the Los Angeles Rams (0-2) on Sunday afternoon in a rivalry game between NFC West foes. Kickoff from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., is set for 4:25 p.m.

Point spread: Lions -3; Money line: -150; Over-under: 51.5; Lions vs. Buccaneers prediction. Both teams have beaten the Los