{"id":32188,"date":"2025-09-08T23:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32188"},"modified":"2025-09-08T23:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:15:02","slug":"breaking-news-lions-hc-dan-campbell-sends-strong-message-on-plans-for-flashy-rookie-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32188","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Lions HC Dan Campbell Sends Strong Message on Plans for Flashy Rookie WR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2230480163.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2230480163.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2230480163.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2230480163.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Lions HC Dan Campbell Sends Strong Message on Plans for Flashy Rookie WR\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions have big plans for rookie receiver Isaac TeSlaa.<\/p>\n<p>The third-round pick out of Arkansas displayed his freakish athleticism in the final minute of Sunday\u2019s 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers, making a leaping one-handed grab for a 13-yard touchdown from Jared Goff as he fell backwards out of the end zone.<\/p>\n<p>It was the only catch for TeSlaa, who played just three of 67 offensive snaps behind starters Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams and No. 3 receiver Kalif Raymond in the season-opening defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, the Lions hope to feature TeSlaa more prominently.<\/p>\n<h2>TeSlaa Slated for Bigger Role<\/h2>\n<p>TeSlaa won the No. 4 receiver job in Detroit after Tim Patrick was traded to the Jaguars but missed a portion of practice last week with an illness, impacting his preparation for Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t feel comfortable trying to load him up with stuff, and so it was going to be very limited,\u201d head coach Dan Campbell said during Monday\u2019s press conference. \u201cBut certainly, we\u2019d like to use him more. There\u2019s something there. It looks like he\u2019s back and feels good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was good to see him make a play. He was only in on three plays on offense, but he did a good job on those three. \u2026 We\u2019re going to start trying to get him some reps.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Lions\u2019 Offense Struggles in Opener<\/h2>\n<p>Without Ben Johnson calling the shots on offense, the Lions struggled to move the ball. The Lions gained just 246 total yards and did not reach the end zone until TeSlaa\u2019s touchdown with 55 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, Campbell stated the obvious: the Lions never found their rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe plan was to stay patient, be patient, which I thought Goff was,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cWe took what was there and we felt like eventually those shots would show. We just couldn\u2019t quite get to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tight end Sam LaPorta led the Lions with 79 yards on six catches, St. Brown had four catches for 45 yards, and Williams had four catches for 23 yards. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs added 10 catches for just 23 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Goff finished 31-of-39 for 225 yards through the air. His 5.7 yards per attempt were his fewest since Week 8 last season against the Titans. Ironically, the Lions won that game 52-14.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, who oversaw the NFL\u2019s highest-scoring offense in 2024 (33.2 points per game), left in January to become the Bears\u2019 head coach.<\/p>\n<h2>TeSlaa Starred at the NFL Combine<\/h2>\n<p>TeSlaa grew up a Lions fan and started his college career close to home at Division II Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich., before transferring to Arkansas. In two seasons with the Razorbacks, he caught 62 passes for 896 yards and five touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>After an impressive performance at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, where he turned in a 4.43 second 40-yard dash, a 39.5-inch vertical leap, and led all receivers with a time of 4.05 seconds in the 20-yard shuttle, the 6-foot-4 TeSlaa was picked 70th overall by Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>As for his first career touchdown catch, he told the Detroit Free Press\u2019 Mitch Albom, \u201cIt was close. It was like bang-bang, my foot to my butt. I\u2019m glad the foot came down first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lions have big plans for rookie wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa. 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