The Detroit Lions are placing the ultimate touches on their Week 9 roster, forward of the Sunday matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, and the Lions have elevated veteran linebacker Ty Summers from the apply squad for this sport. This can be Summers’ first roster elevation of the 2025 season.
Summers joined the Lions apply squad earlier this season and was signed to the lively roster for Weeks 5 and 6. He noticed the sector for 26 particular groups snaps over these two weeks, however was launched when Zach Cunningham returned from damage and re-joined the Lions apply squad. Whereas Cunningham has since been positioned on injured reserve, the Lions didn’t re-sign Summers, most definitely as a result of Malcolm Rodriguez has begun practising, is predicted to be faraway from the PUP, and added to the lively roster within the subsequent week or two.
With that transaction on the horizon, the Lions appear content material to raise Summers as they await Rodriguez’s return to play. Summers will possible be utilized on particular groups, as he was beforehand, whereas additionally serving a reserve LB6 position on protection.
With Summers being the one Lions transaction on Saturday, which means security Daniel Thomas will stay on injured reserve and won’t be added to the lively roster forward of this sport. Thomas broke his forearm early within the season and was positioned on injured reserve. His damage analysis clock began this week, and he was given a questionable designation on Friday. Nonetheless, it seems he’s not fairly able to go. He’ll possible proceed to work in his damage analysis window subsequent week, and seems to have an excellent likelihood of returning in Week 10 in opposition to the Washington Commanders.
