{"id":41884,"date":"2026-01-17T23:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41884"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:43:17","slug":"detroit-lions-ol-giovanni-manu-makes-major-offseason-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41884","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions OL Giovanni Manu Makes Major Offseason Change"},"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\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2233436342-e1768675495364.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2233436342-e1768675495364.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2233436342-e1768675495364.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2233436342-e1768675495364.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Detroit Lions OL Giovanni Manu Makes Major Offseason Change\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions are officially in offseason mode, and it goes without saying that the team that hits the field for their Week 1 matchup in the 2026 NFL season will not be the same as the roster that defeated the Chicago Bears in what was their final game of the recently completed 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>One player who has already made a change in the offseason is third-year offensive lineman Giovanni Manu, a former fifth round draft selection of the Lions who recently completed his second year in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Manu missed most of the season after an injury in Week 5, and was never activated on game day following that.<\/p>\n<p>Manu has decided to change representation, joining AMDG Sports, who also represents Taylor Decker.<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h2>The Detroit Lions\u2019 Offensive Line Let Them Down This Season<\/h2>\n<p>One of the major reasons why the Lions saw their two-season reign at the top of the NFC North Division come to a close was their offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Frank Ragnow retire (before an ill-fated comeback attempt late in the season ultimately failed), but the Lions also began the season with both a new center as well as a pair of first-year starters at guard.<\/p>\n<p>For Manu, he missed multiple games this season with an injury after being made a healthy scratch for the Lions in his rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>According to general manager Brad Holmes, Manu has taken steps and shown some promise, but he\u2019s also not ready to declare him officially ready to take a major leap forward, noting that he\u2019s going to have to earn his playing time and beat out other players for the position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s taken steps,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to sit here and say that we feel convicted that he\u2019s ready to be a major contributor. We hope that he is. We\u2019re just going to have to see how he comes back in terms of when we get started in the offseason program, how he comes back in OTAs. And look, as always, he\u2019s going to have to win a job. He\u2019s going to have to beat somebody out. And so as much as we\u2019re going to surround resources around him, he\u2019s going to have to do his part, too, to make sure that he\u2019s doing everything necessary to be as good of a football player that he can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holmes does plan on addressing the offensive line, but hasn\u2019t indicated as to how.<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmke7w4dp00513b7vvv7db4c7@published\">\u201cI don\u2019t think that we\u2019ve ever gone into an offseason with a question mark or a hole where we didn\u2019t attack that position with urgency,\u201d said Holmes. \u201cBut sometimes it just doesn\u2019t work out as well as we want it to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h2>Brad Holmes Is Unsure Of Taylor Decker\u2019s Future Plans<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of Decker, the Lions remain unsure of his official plans, as he\u2019s going to be taking time to decide his future.<\/p>\n<p data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmke7lhtp004f3b7vovrtlcie@published\">\u201cI\u2019m not sure what Decker\u2019s going to decide to do,\u201d said Holmes. \u201cBut not only will it have to be urgent this offseason, it\u2019s been urgent in the past. 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