The Detroit Lions activated safety Ifeatu Melifonwu from injured reserve on Saturday, putting him a step closer to making his season debut. Melifonwu was listed as questionable due to a hand injury for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. Safety Brian ...

All things Lions: Latest Detroit Lions news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more. The Lions, who declined comment Saturday evening, waived Joseph and return man Maurice Alexander, activated Ifeatu Melifonwu from injured reserve and signed ...

That role hasn’t really been used much by the Lions in the 2024 season. Linebacker Ezekiel Turner has served in that sort of capacity for the last two weeks. The only reserve safety on Detroit’s active roster is Brandon Joseph, who plays primarily on special teams. Undrafted rookie Loren Strickland is on the team’s practice squad.

Graham Glasgow has been ruled out with a knee injury, but the Lions have otherwise avoided any other injuries after last week's disaster. Glasgow didn't practice this week after getting hurt in the Bills game and has been replaced with a combination of Kayode Awosika,

The Detroit Lions suffered massive injury casualties in Sunday's loss ... They laid it on the line for us." DBs Ifeatu Melifonwu and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Campbell said he expects the Lions to open Melifonwu's 21-day return-to-practice window this week ...

Long helped fill the void at linebacker over the last five games. But he's out with Pittman back in the fold, not to mention Reeves-Maybin nearing a return.

The Detroit Lions have activated safety Ifeatu Melifonwu off the injured reserve and waived safety Brandon Joseph following his arrest early Saturday morning. According to the Detroit Free Press, Joseph was arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence, per the Dearborn Heights Police Department.

Safety Ifeatu Melifonwu, who was activated from injured reserve on Saturday, was declared active for Sunday's game. Detroit's full list of inactives includes Colby Sorsdal, Giovanni Manu, Brodric Martin, Jonah Williams, Graham Glasgow, Kwon Alexander and David Montgomery.

With injuries all over the defense, the Detroit Lions continue to make adjustments with their player usage, and the return of Ifeatu Melifonwu led to some fun new wrinkles. Here’s a closer look at the Lions’ snap counts in their 34-17 win over the Chicago Bears.

Additionally, the team activated Ifeatu Melifonwu from injured reserve and signed wide receiver Tom Kennedy, outside linebacker Mitchell Agude and defensive lineman Chris Smith to the active roster.

The Detroit Lions watched Washington beat Philadelphia on their cellphones following a 34-17 bounce-back win at Chicago that helped them keep pace with Minnesota in the race for the NFC North title and top seeding in the conference.