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The Detroit Lions are ready to compete ahead of the 2025 NFL season. Detroit had a dominant 2024 regular season, but it did not lead to any postseason success. Now the Lions are under more pressure than ever to get back to the playoffs and start stacking wins.
Thankfully, there is almost no team in the NFC better prepared to do just that than Detroit. Perhaps only the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Lions have one of the deepest rosters in the NFL thanks to the hard work of GM Brad Holmes.
But that can be a double-edged sword. With so many talented players, roster cut down day is bound to include some very tough decisions.
Detroit will also have to make some tough calls with the depth chart. Could the Lions see some shake up on the depth chart ahead of the new year?
Below we will explore two Lions first-stringers who could be in danger of losing their starting jobs before the start of the 2025 NFL season.
It is still very early in Lions training camp. However, it does seem like a distinct possibility that Isaac TeSlaa could supplant Tim Patrick as the team’s third wide receiver as early as Week 1.
This is a possibility both because TeSlaa has played well early in camp. Also because Patrick has struggled early.
Patrick admitted in a recent interview that he’s never been in a training camp like Detroit’s before.
“Camp is where you really find who you have, you bond with your teammates, you go to war with them every day, because camp is hard. This is my first time going through a camp like this,” Patrick said.
Patrick joined the Lions in 2024 just before the start of the regular season. That makes this his first full offseason as a Lion.
Patrick is confident that he’ll be back to normal by Week 1. The question is, will he still have his starting job at that point?
“Yeah, starting off a little slow, but I promise you by the time the season comes, I’m gonna be firing on all cylinders,” Patrick added.
Meanwhile, TeSlaa has been making waves both at practice and during the preseason.
TeSlaa logged two receptions for 46 yards on just three targets in the Hall of Fame game last week.
It seems the Lions are rewarding him for that impressive performance. According to Lions reporter Justin Rodgers, the team has “sprinkled in” TeSlaa with the first-team offense at training camp practice.
This training camp battle is far from over.
Lions fans should keep a close eye on both players during the regular season to get a clue as to who could starter in Week 1.
Even if TeSlaa does not win the WR3 job, it is clear that he could have some kind of role
This training camp battle...
