The Detroit Lions 2026 season will be getting started soon as training camp opens on July 25. In the meantime, let’s relive the incredible highs and lows of the 2024 season through the lens of the Top 10 Injury News – with present day updates.
Here are the top two spots as seen in 2024 Revisited: Lions Top 10 Injury News with Present Updates:
#1 Aidan Hutchinson tib/fib fracture
October 13, 2024:
Detroit Lions Top 10 injury news of 2024
#1 Aidan Hutchinson
-Oct 13: Left tib/fib fracture
-Devastating blow to team’s pass rush
-Still finished with team lead in sacks at 7.5
-Will be ready for start of 2025 szn and should get back to previous level of play pic.twitter.com/CQv1nEhq2Z— Jimmy Liao MD | Detroit Lions Morning Rounds (@JimmyLiaoMD) June 21, 2025
Hutchinson missed the final 13 games that season, but still led the team with 7.5 sacks.
Where are they now: Hutchinson had an excellent recovery from his leg fracture playing in all 17 games in the 2025 season. In October 2025, he inked a four-year, $180 million extension. He finished the season with 14.5 sacks, earning Pro Bowl and 2nd-team All-Pro accolades. Going into the 2026 season, he should be even stronger.
#2 Calamitous number of defensive injuries
The Lions impressively overcame a slew of defensive injuries to still have a remarkable regular season. However, in the playoffs, the Lions defense simply could not slow down Jayden Daniels and the Commanders offense. A big reason was the following list of players who were out for the playoff game:
(In parentheses is number of full games missed due to injury, including playoffs.) Starters in bold.
- Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE (13) – Left tib/fib fracture
- Alim McNeill, DT (4) – Right ACL
- Carlton Davis, CB (5) – Jaw fracture
- Marcus Davenport, EDGE (16) – Left triceps
- Derrick Barnes, LB (15) – Right MCL/PCL
- John Cominsky, EDGE (18) – MCL
- Malcolm Rodriguez, LB (8) – Right ACL & left ankle
- Kyle Peko, DT (14)- Left pec
- Khalil Dorsey, CB (4) – Right tib/fib fracture
- Mekhi Wingo, DT (7)- Right knee meniscus
- Ennis Rakestraw, CB (10) – Hamstring
- Pat O’Connor, DT (1) – Calf
- Amik Robertson, CB (0) – Left humerus fracture early in the 1st quarter of playoff game.
- Ifeatu Melifonwu, S (14) – Hamstring in 3rd quarter of playoff game. In regular season, ankle and hand.
Where are they now: Did things get better for the defense in the 2025 season? Certainly not for the secondary which suffered a devastating number of injuries, earning the #2 spot on the Lions Top 10 Injury News of 2025…
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