Detroit's 2025 first-round pick is billed as a ready-made run-stuffer. With the Lions ' emphasis on stopping opposing run games first and foremost, this should lead to some playing time for the rookie even if it's just in a rotational role.

That's where new defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard and new linebackers coach Shaun Dion Hamilton have to feel pretty good about their linebacker room heading into camp. The team views Rodriguez as a fourth starter with 24 career starts under his belt but he isn't expected back in the lineup until potentially November after tearing his ACL midseason last year.

On Tuesday afternoon, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife, Christen, announced the arrival of their daughter, Romy Isabelle Goff. It marks the first child for both of them.

Detroit's second-round pick Tate Ratledge remains unsigned as Lions training camp quickly approaches, but don't blame the Lions or

Opposite of him, the Lions invested in a pair of players who contribute last year. Marcus Davenport is back on an incentives-laden one-year deal. He showed he’s capable of contributing in a limited audition last year, as his season ended with a torn triceps in Week 3.

Vito Chirco: I believe it's second-year pro Ennis Rakestraw Jr. He failed to make much of an impact as a rookie, and now faces serious competition for the nickel cornerback job from veterans Amik Robertson and Avonte Maddox. Subsequently, he'll need to impress in training camp to fend off the two more experienced defensive backs.