NFL Insider Drops Bombshell Lions Report - Major Move Coming...

Well week three of the preseason is upon us with a game against Indianapolis on Saturday and right around the corner the dress rehearsals are over because it's going to be game one of the regular season for the Lions as the New Orleans Saints come to town for the season opener. A lot of questions for the Lions that they have yet to have answered including who's going to be our new Knuckles, who's going to be the running back to share the load, take some of the heat off our Belcal, our number one running back, probably the number one running back in all the NFL, that being Jameer Gibbs. Well an NFL insider reported yesterday that a major move could be imminent for the Lions as another free agent running back has paid a visit to Allen Park and the training camp facility for a workout. We're going to dive into that and a whole lot more on this edition of Lions Digest. Hey everybody, yours truly Captain Lou here. Want to take a moment to welcome those of you that are checking us out for the first time and we would love to have you hit that subscribe button, be a part of the Lions Digest family. It's free and 95% of you have yet to hit that button and we've had a lot of response, the viewership has been fantastic and let's show everybody why we are the most passionate fan base in all of professional sports, if not in the NFL. So again welcome to the Lions Digest family. All right, we all know who the Belcal is right? It's Jameer Gibbs, there's no question. He's our stud, he's our number one guy, he got his extension, he's in trench, he's locked in, but we have no knuckles. As you know David Montgomery was traded in the offseason to the Houston Texans so that competition is wide open. Well it was reported yesterday again by Adam Schefter that we've got a new visitor to training camp, potentially looking for that number two spot. How about free agent running back Kareem Hunt? What an interesting choice for the Lions, kind of ironic with him coming to pay a visit to Allen Park for that opportunity. Now he's he's got some he's got some tread left in the tire, let's face it. We had 600, I think 670 yards last year in the 2025 for the Kansas City Chiefs as he was his second stint with the Chiefs. You know he sandwiched that in with a couple of years with the Cleveland Browns. He took over last year as the number one back for Isaiah Pacheco, broke his fibula. Now he's got that, that's all cleared, that's ready to go. So what does this mean for the Lions? You know does it raise some red flags? Let's talk about it. Isaiah Pacheco, ironically enough, was the back that the Lions signed in the offseason. He was going to be that number two back, one to maybe take some of the load off of Jameer Gibbs, the new Knuckles if you will. But he injured, he has got an MCL sprain that he injured right at the beginning of training camp. He hasn't played in any preseason games, he hasn't done anything for the Lions yet really. So Dan Campbell claims that it's not that serious, he'll be ready to go. But when you're bringing in a guy of the caliber of Kareem Hunt in, it kind of worries me a little bit. That kind of tells me maybe Pacheco isn't ready. I'm not sure, so who knows. And with some of the other news at training camp, Dave Burkett of the Detroit Free Press reported yesterday, or on Monday rather, that Raheem Blackshear was put on the injured reserve list. So that means he's not going to be available. He was one of the backs that the Lions used in the preseason game, the first two preseason games. So where do the Lions go from here? Seriously, what are they going to do now with that roster coming into the last game of the preseason, let alone the regular season opener? Let's take a look at some of the other backs that the Lions have used. How about Josh Shalers? He looked pretty good, or Jacob Salers rather, he looked pretty good in the preseason games for the Lions, I mean for what they used out of him. He's gotten about 90 yards. Travion Williams, he's a sleeper. I think that he could potentially have a spot, maybe a lineup spot, if not he's a practice squad player. But that's just it, that's the key word right there, practice squad. Then of course you got Shion Bakke. Now Bakke, he's been with the Lions for three years now. He's a fourth round pick out of Utah in 2024. He's played mostly special teams for the Lions. I think he's got 14 solo tackles for the Lions in preseason. But that's just it, that's all they've got right now. They've got no, they've got no number two, no number two running back. So there is concern, and there's got to be concern in Allen Park. But I ask you, what's your concern level if you're a Lions fan? Do you think it's panic time in the Detroit running back room? Yes? No? Or maybe I should relax. It's only preseason. Is this just another subplot that happens every year in training camp for all these NFL teams? What's your say on it? I'd love to see your comments. I'd love to see what you have to say on it. So again, a little bit going on with the Lions training camp room as far as the running backs are concerned. Now I want to go back really to Kareem Hunt. Now again, we mentioned it. He's coming off a year where he had 670 yards for the Chiefs in 2025. He was their number one guy over the last half a year. But with him comes baggage. The only reason I bring this up is because of, he's got some domestic violence issues off the field. He's been in trouble. Now the Lions, we all saw what they had to deal with earlier in the year with Terrion Arnold. Now they cut him once they found out the seriousness of his accusations. Now they haven't been proven yet, but they were also told that he was going to be on the commissioner's list, which meant he was going to be on the exempt list. He wouldn't play probably for the first six to eight weeks. So they did that with him. Now would they bring in somebody who's got that off-the-field baggage like Kareem Hunt, or does that matter? Now I know it might be a long shot that Hunt comes in and becomes one of the running backs, one of the focus running backs for the Lions. But again it goes back to, brings up the question, you know, is Isaiah Pacheco, is he ready to go? How can he be trusted? He hasn't played a preseason game. He hasn't taken a snap for the Lions. Now obviously he's not going to play this coming Saturday. A lot of the starters aren't going to play. You're going to see, again, most of the bubble guys may play in this game against Indianapolis. You might see a spot starter, maybe on defense for example, they might get a play or two. But one worries about Isaiah Pacheco and his reliability. Is it even going to be available? And it questions why Brad Holmes picked him up to begin with. You know, he's had injury history with Kansas City. When he's on, he's good. He was hurt last year and that's not the first time. So again, is it panic time? And will they go to the Kansas City connection with Kareem Hunt? Heck, they even tried out Clyde Edwards Hilaire in the preseason. So I don't know. Is it panic time for the Lions? I'm a little bit worried about that. We don't have a solid number two running back in tow behind our bell cow, behind Jameer Gibbs. And we all know in this day and age in the NFL, you need two solid running backs to get you through an NFL season. You know, when the Lions were at their best, they had Dave, you know, they they had David and they had Jameer Gibbs and they had David Montgomery, Sonic and Knuckle, that duo. I don't know who's going to be your choice for a running back, the second running back. So again, they're still looking for them. And what about Roydell Williams? We forgot about him. They signed him, as I mentioned, an undrafted free agent just out of college, undrafted free agent rookie who played at Alabama and played at Florida State. He played with Jameer Gibbs and with Jameo at Alabama, but he hasn't played anything at the professional level yet. At best, he will be a practice squad player as well. So, so many questions coming in to this preseason finale than the regular season, and it was made more interesting again with Kareem Hunt coming in for a workout for the Detroit Lions. Is a major move imminent? That's going to be the question. All right, that's going to do it for this edition of Lions Digest. Again, a reminder for those of you that haven't done it yet, we invite you to subscribe, be a part of the Lions Digest family. It's free. Again, let's prove to everybody that we are one of the most passionate fan bases in all of professional sports, not only the NFL. Until next time, Captain Lou saying keep your heads up, keep your sticks down, keep your feet moving, and as always, keep your minds open. So long.