Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell met with the media on Monday and spoke about three players dealing with injuries, including running back David Montgomery, cornerback Terrion Arnold and guard Kevin Zeitler.
The Lions will not have right guard Kevin Zeitler against the Commanders on Saturday. Zeitler has been ruled out of the contest after missing practice all week due to a hamstring injury. Zeitler missed one game during the regular season.
Lions injury report shows Kevin Zeitler missed his second straight day of practice Thursday with a hamstring injury. Christian Mahogany is up next.
With the news that veteran Kevin Zeitler will miss Saturday night's NFC Divisional Round matchup against the Washington Commanders, the focus at right guard now shifts to Christian Mahogany. The sixth-round rookie from Boston College previously proved he was ready.
The Detroit Lions bolstered their backfield in 2023, signing free agent David Montgomery and drafting Jahmyr Gibbs in the first round. The investments have paid off.
The Detroit Lions have emerged from their bye week and are now beginning their on-field preparations for the divisional round when they'll host the Washington Commanders on Saturday. And it looks like the week off did members on the roster some good,
The Lions were missing two members of their offensive line at Wednesday's practice. Right guard Kevin Zeitler (hamstring) was listed as out of practice for the second straight day. He was joined by left tackle Taylor Decker,
On the flip side, several Lions players were listed as "no practice" coming off an extra week of recovery. Right guard Kevin Zeitler (hamstring), cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (hamstring/illness) and defensive lineman Pat O'Connor (calf) were all listed as nonparticipants on the report.
Detroit Lions RB David Montgomery is officially in the lineup vs Commanders after missing 3 games with a knee injury. Here are inactives for Saturday.
Montgomery's designation wasn't the only good news for the Lions on their practice report Tuesday. Rookie starting cornerback Terrion Arnold was also listed as a full participant after suffering a foot injury in Detroit's season finale against the Minnesota Vikings.
Five weeks after they thought they lost him for the season, the Detroit Lions are ready to welcome running back David Montgomery back with open ... injured players Terrion Arnold (foot) and guard Kevin Zeitler (hamstring) later in the week.
Of course, the highly-anticipated return of running back David Montgomery is nearly upon ... cornerback Terrion Arnold and starting guard Kevin Zeitler are both up in the air.