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Lions TE Sam LaPorta is expected to be "full go" for training camp, according to Tim Twentyman of the team's official website. LaPorta is working his way back from November back surgery and has been limited in practices this month.

The Detroit Lions selected Kentucky WR Kendrick Law in Round 5 of the 2026 NFL Draft. A top recruit out of high school, Law opened his college career at Alabama. He managed only 33 catches over three seasons there, even as the Crimson Tide went through a relatively underwhelming stretch at WR. A transfer to Kentucky this past year brought career highs across the board: 53 catches, 540 yards, and 3 TDs. The catches and yards led the team, although his 21.1% dominator rating ranked just 31st among 49 WRs at the Combine. Law was a short-range maven for the Wildcats, registering a 3.4-yard average target depth. 36 of his 53 catches (68%) came behind the line of scrimmage. Law was excellent with the ball in his hands, though, forcing 14 missed tackles and averaging 9.5 yards after catch per reception. That latter mark ranked fourth among 270 FBS WRs with 50+ targets last year. Law helped his case at the Combine, earning a 9.60 Relative Athletic Score at 5’11 and 203 pounds. His game needs a lot of refinement, but the athleticism and open-field ability gives Law a chance to develop into a starting slot receiver in the NFL.

The Lions are signing former Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco, according to NFL Network reports. Pacheco entered the league as a seventh-round pick in 2022 but wound up easily leading Kansas City in carries and rushing yards that year, as well as rushing TDs. He saw increased usage in his second season and carried a workhorse role from the playoffs into the start of 2024. But a Week 2 leg fracture derailed that campaign, and Pacheco never got back to his previous form in 2025.

The Lions are hiring Drew Petzing as their new OC, according to multiple reports. ESPN's Eric Woodyard writes that Petzing is expected to call plays, after HC Dan Campbell took over those duties during the second half of 2025. Petzing spent the past three seasons as Cardinals OC. Arizona's offenses were middling under Petzing, ranking 19th, 11th, and 19th in total yards and 24th, 12th, and 23rd in points. But he piloted productive and efficient running games in 2023 and 2024, with the Cardinals ranking top seven in both rushing yards and yards per carry both years. Arizona sunk to 31st in yards this past year but still ranked 16th in yards per carry. QB Kyler Murray played a big part in those rushing attacks. But Cardinals RBs averaged 4.7 yards per carry in Petzing's scheme. Consider this hire good news for RB Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Lions announced that they've "parted ways" with OC John Morton. Morton called plays for the first eight games of the season, guiding the team to 351 total yards and 29.9 points per game. HC Dan Campbell took over play-calling for the final nine games. Detroit climbed to 393 yards per game but sunk to 26.9 points. We'll see who the Lions hire to replace Morton as OC -- and whether Campbell keeps play-calling duties. Campbell was non-committal when asked on Monday. "I'm open to anything," he said. "I don't know exactly where I'm at with that yet. Listen, I'm going to think through all of that. I really want to do what I feel is best for the team. If I believe that's what's best for us and I feel good about it, I will."

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco is inactive for today’s game vs. the Raiders. That leaves the backfield to Kareem Hunt, Brashard Smith, and Dameon Pierce.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee, ankle) is active for today’s game vs. the Bears. He was listed as questionable after getting in limited practices on Thursday and Friday. That adds some risk to St. Brown’s Week 18 profile, especially with Detroit having nothing to play for. He’s a viable fade in daily contests but would be impossible to leave out of season-long lineups.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee, ankle) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Bears. He got in limited practices on Thursday and Friday. HC Dan Campbell said Friday that St. Brown is trending toward playing in the season finale. It’s certainly possible that his playing time is impacted by the knee and ankle injuries. But an active St. Brown would be impossible to leave out of season-long fantasy lineups.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco is questionable for Sunday's game vs. the Raiders. He was on the injury report with 'rest' all week, so Pacheco is seemingly healthy enough to play if the Chiefs want him to. We'll look for further updates on the situation and get Kansas City's inactives a little before 3 pm ET on Sunday. Pacheco's absence would leave the backfield to Kareem Hunt and Brashard Smith.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee, ankle) returned to a limited practice on Thursday. That should have him on track to play vs. the Bears this weekend, but we'll see how he's listed on the final injury report tomorrow.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee, ankle) did not practice on Wednesday. We don't suspect that either issue is serious, but St. Brown isn't a lock to play in this weekend's meaningless finale vs. the Bears. We'll update his status again tomorrow.

Lions HC Dan Campbell gave a semi-optimistic update Wednesday on TE Sam LaPorta, who underwent back surgery in mid-November. "Yeah, he's getting better," Campbell said. "It wouldn't have been one of those things where you get in the playoffs. Did he have a chance to play? No, it wouldn't be that. But I feel like next year, that certainly isn't off the table early in the year. You'd like to believe training camp we'll get him. But you're talking about a back. And he's improving, but yet, he's not completely healed. ... Certainly, it feels better after the surgery than he did right before, so that's a positive. Took a lot of stress off that nerve, so we'll see." LaPorta's rehab will be one of the bigger storylines of the offseason. He was sitting ninth among TEs in PPR points per game through Week 10. He'll be worth a shot in early best-ball drafts if he's going in that late-TE1 territory. But we wouldn't be rushing out to acquire LaPorta in dynasty right now. The back issue likely adds short- and long-term health risk to his profile.

The Detroit Lions put up a dud in Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings. RB Jahmyr Gibbs went 17-41-0 on the ground. He usually makes up for poor rushing with his receiving, but that wasn’t the case this week. Gibbs only went 2-23-0 through the air on 3 targets. That’s only 8.4 PPR fantasy points, his worst performance since Week 9 against the Vikings. RB David Montgomery only managed 5 PPR points with WR Jameson Williams only scoring 5.7. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown was the only Lion to come through in PPR going 8-68-0 on 13 targets. This poor performance marks a disappointing end to the Lions’ season, and questions linger about how elite they will be in 2026

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown is active for today's game vs. the Vikings. He came out of last week's loss to the Steelers with knee irritation but was able to get in limited practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. We're expecting St. Brown to play his usual role today. He remains a must-start.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game vs. the Vikings. HC Dan Campbell said Tuesday that St. Brown was dealing with some knee "irritation" coming out of the Week 16 loss to the Steelers. He got in limited practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. "St. Brown seems to be in a good position to play," NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said Wednesday afternoon. St. Brown can stay penciled into Week 17 fantasy lineups. We'll get Detroit's inactives around 3 pm ET tomorrow.

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee) was limited in Tuesday's practice. Asked about St. Brown's knee injury before practice, HC Dan Campbell said: “It’s positive news, but he’s a little irritated. There’s a little irritation. So, short week, we’ll see. But I would say it’s still positive news.” The Lions still have an outside shot at the playoffs, so St. Brown will be out there against the Vikings on Thursday as long as he's able. We'll update his status again tomorrow.

With QB Patrick Mahomes out for the season after tearing his ACL and WR Rashee Rice missing this week with a concussion, the Chiefs offense struggled against a poor Titans’ defense. QB Gardner Minshew left the game with a knee injury in the second quarter forcing the team to turn to QB Chris Oladokun. The team only scored 6 points* for the remainder of the game.

Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs disappeared against the Rams despite the Lions scoring 34 points in the game. He went 13-38-0 on the ground and 4-20-0 through the air on 7 targets. His 9.8 PPR fantasy points were still more than teammate David Montgomery, who caught no passes in the game. Montgomery scored a TD, going 7-32-1 on the ground. The offense settled into QB Jared Goff’s hands, throwing the ball 41 times in the game.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco reclaimed the rushing lead in Sunday's loss to the Chargers. He took his 11 carries for just 21 yards (1.9 per rush), while Kareem Hunt carried six times for 12 yards (2.0). Brashard Smith claimed the other two RB attempts, contributing a mere 1 yard. The usage pushed the backfield split back to what we saw from Kansas City backs before Pacheco's injury absence.

Cardinals WR Greg Dortch (chest) has been placed on IR. He was already ruled out for Sunday's game vs. the Rams but will now miss at least another three games beyond that. WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (heel) is also out for Week 14, while WR Xavier Weaver (hamstring) is iffy after missing Friday's practice. Arizona elevated WRs Trent Sherfield and Jalen Brooks from the practice squad. They figure to join Michael Wilson and Andre Baccellia as the Cardinals' top four WRs against the Rams. Wilson and TE Trey McBride should dominate targets.