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 number three and four as seen in 2024 Revisited: Lions Top 10 Injury News with Present Updates:

#3 Alim McNeill ACL

Losing this defensive line star ended up being a major factor in the playoffs, as the defense couldn’t contain the run or the pass.

Where are they now: McNeill had a smooth recovery from his ACL, returning in about 10 months on October 20, 2025. While his production during the 2025 season wasn’t up to his previous standard, that is to be expected in the first year back from an ACL. He should be back to himself in 2026.

#4 The fortuitous offense

It’s not all bad news on these lists as the extremely healthy offense grabbed the #4 spot in 2024. It was the consistent dominance of the offense that carried the Lions through the regular season.

There were amazingly no long-term or season-ending injuries for the offense. The following is the list of the most significant injuries on offense in 2024:

(In parentheses are the number of full games missed due to injury including playoffs. Click on player links for injury video.)

• Taylor Decker, OT (3) - Pec strain, rotator cuff, right MCL/ankle

• Graham Glasgow, OG (1) - Unspecified knee

• Where are they now: Coincidence (or not), almost all the players on the offensive injury list are not on the team anymore - the exception being Sam LaPorta who merited the #4 spot for the 2025 season with his herniated disc surgery.

  The right shoulder issue that started in 2024 for Taylor Decker ended up causing chronic problems throughout 2025, eventually leading to his release after the season. His shoulder earned the #5 spot for the 2025 season.

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  This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: 2024 Throwback: Detroit Lions Top 10 Injury News - McNeill & Offense

  David Montgomery, RB (3) - Right MCL

Kalif Raymond, WR (5) - Left foot

Frank Ragnow, C (1) - Left pec strain

Sam LaPorta, TE (1) - Left AC joint

Kevin Zeitler, OG (1) - Right hamstring