The Detroit Lions have declared their inactives ahead of the Week 8 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders on “Monday Night Football” and it appears they will need to shift around their interior offensive line.
At the beginning of the week, the Lions had a 52-man roster, prompted by the announcement of Marvin Jones Jr. stepping away from football to prioritize his family. Following this development, the team made two key adjustments to their roster: they added running back Devine Ozigbo to the active roster, and they elevated interior offensive lineman Michael Niese from the practice squad to the game-day roster.
As a result of these roster changes, the Lions’ total game-day roster now stands at 54 players.
It’s worth noting that, with eight active offensive linemen for Sunday’s game, the Lions are permitted to increase their game-day eligibility roster from 47 to 48 players. Consequently, the team now boasts a game-day roster of 54 players. the Week 8 matchup
With Jackson and Ragnow ruled out, the Lions will need to shift around their offensive line. The most likely scenario will be that Graham Glasgow shifts inside to center, Kayode Awosika will start at left guard and either Halapoulivaati Vaitai or Colby Sorsdal will start at right guard.
Montgomery’s rib injury will cost him another game and the Lions will once again be relying on Jahmyr Gibbs to start at running back. Craig Reynolds and Devin Ozigbo will back him up as needed.
With Buggs and Onwuzurike inactive, that means the Lions will have third-round rookie defensive tackle Brodric Martin active for the first time in his career.
With a healthy secondary, UDFA rookie corner Gilmore will be inactive.