{"id":42197,"date":"2026-01-22T23:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42197"},"modified":"2026-01-22T23:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:55:20","slug":"lions-cutting-veteran-ol-listed-as-bold-2026-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42197","title":{"rendered":"Lions Cutting Veteran OL Listed as Bold 2026 Prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-player-type=\"mini\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1467,y_245,w_4794,h_2696\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fall_lions%2F01kfkzm02bkdanptmdtg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">The Detroit Lions have a handful of very difficult decisions to make this offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">Among them will be to decide which veterans to part ways with, in order to save on the salary cap.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">In a recent ESPN article, the bold decision general manager Brad Holmes makes is to cut veteran offensive lineman Taylor Decker.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">As Aaron Schatz explained, &#8220;The Lions will cut left tackle Taylor Decker if he does not retire. He will be 33 years old next season and has had issues with shoulder injuries. In 2025, he fell to 45th out of 69 ranked tackles in pass block win rate, and he ranked 61st in run block win rate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">With Decker openly contemplating retirement with the wear and tear on his body, Dan Campbell revealed that is something he and Holmes are monitoring and have learned from.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">In fact, Decker has spoken to Holmes and Campbell, but the team sees the decision-making process taking a longer time than an abrupt decision.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">\u201cWe have to obviously take note of that, and Decker is going to come talk to Brad (Holmes) and myself, today or tomorrow,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cAnd again, I know this, whatever goes down there, he (Decker), from his perspective, he is going to need some time. When you have played as long as he has, when you\u2019ve had the career he\u2019s had, you\u2019re gonna need a little bit. Absolutely, we learn lessons, we learned lessons there (from Frank Ragnow\u2019s situation during last spring).\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-8\"><strong>What is next for Detroit?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Campbell is already itching to get back to the drawing board and begin organized team activities and training camp. Campbell is open to quite a few changes, but the culture and process that Detroit has will not be changing for 2026.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">This season left a bitter taste in Campbell\u2019s mouth, as revealed by his self-assessment of an F on the grading scale. And the head coach is not making excuses with the injury bug, either. He is putting the blame on himself, and the players are acknowledging their own blame, too.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">However, there is hope on the horizon for Detroit, and Campbell is pointing towards that. There will be more competition and hunger in the organization for this extended offseason. He thinks Detroit will have their own hunger back for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">\u201cFor sure, for sure (we still believe in the process), we aren\u2019t going to back down on that,\u201d Campbell emphasized. \u201cWe believe in what we do, it\u2019s gotten us to where we\u2019ve gotten to at this point, now. We feel like we fell short this year, and, look, we all acknowledge that, I acknowledge that. It\u2019s bitter, you know? It\u2019s a bitter taste. It feels good to win yesterday, but ultimately, it\u2019s frustrating, you know? We got nobody to blame but ourselves. But I really don\u2019t believe that we are that far off.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\">&#8220;There\u2019s a couple things that we can do, and you know, I just want to make sure that we go after it. I\u2019m not saying we weren\u2019t hungry, but let\u2019s get that hunger back. We\u2019re gonna bring in some guys, that\u2019s the thing. We need competition in a lot of areas, man,&#8221; Campbell added. &#8220;That brings out the best in players, whether that is with some of the guys that were here, or guys that you bring in. 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