{"id":42943,"date":"2026-02-05T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42943"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:48:10","slug":"lions-top-10-most-impactful-injuries-of-2025-no-6-dj-reed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42943","title":{"rendered":"Lions&#8217; top 10 most impactful injuries of 2025: No. 6, DJ Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTy_Rx-IwkvzuPPyQOf2YfJfu4raMUxsY0IPg&amp;s\" alt=\"Lions' top 10 most impactful injuries of 2025: No. 6, DJ Reed\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0finished the 2025 NFL season with a 9-8 record, finishing fourth in the NFC North and missing the playoffs. Injuries played a significant role in their performance, with the team ranking as the second-most injured in the league based on man-games lost, following a similar issue in 2024 where they were No. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">There were 10 injuries that stood out as most impactful in chronological order. Previously on\u00a0Lions\u00a0Wire:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">No. 1 Taylor Decker &#8211; shoulder<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">No. 2 Alim McNeill &#8211; ACL<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">No. 3 Kerby Joseph &#8211; knee<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">No. 4 Marcus Davenport &#8211; shoulder<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">No. 5 Terrion Arnold &#8211; shoulder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Now, at No. 6:<\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"llx\" data-google-query-id=\"CLSK09KiwpIDFQvHFgUd0Qks7g\">\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">No. 6: DJ Reed<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">DJ Reed was the Lions&#8217; prized free agent signing of the 2025 offseason. However, his overall production was limited by a severe left hamstring strain suffered in Week 4 versus the\u00a0Cleveland Browns. This injury led to him being placed on injured reserve on Oct. 1, 2025, causing him to miss six games. He was activated on Nov. 22 and returned to the lineup for the final seven games of the season, starting with Week 12 against the\u00a0Giants.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Full list of Top 10 most impactful Lions injuries of 2025:\u00a0Read complete article at JimmyLiaoMD.com.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here is an excerpt from my article:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DJ Reed left hamstring injury video<br \/>-Carted off. Looking like multiweek depending on severity and MRI results. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00pFn6kvrI\">pic.twitter.com\/00pFn6kvrI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jimmy Liao MD | Detroit Lions Morning Rounds (@JimmyLiaoMD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimmyLiaoMD\/status\/1972392795513270570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"gnt_ar_b_bq\">\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Reed missed 2 months (6 games) with this severe hamstring strain. He was able to return for the final 7 games, but it took him a little while to get back up to speed.\u00a0<em>&#8211; Jimmy Liao MD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">DJ Reed hamstring injury video<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h3\">2025 Regular Season Stats<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Total Tackles:<\/strong>\u00a046 (37 solo)<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Interceptions:<\/strong>\u00a02 (recorded in Week 4 against the\u00a0Browns\u00a0and Week 14 against the\u00a0Cowboys)<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Passes Defensed:<\/strong>\u00a07<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Forced Fumbles:<\/strong>\u00a01<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Fumble Recoveries:<\/strong>\u00a01<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Sacks:<\/strong>\u00a00<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><strong>Games Played:<\/strong>\u00a011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">OUTLOOK<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Reed will be 29 years old entering the 2026 season. He didn&#8217;t appear totally back to form in the last few games of last season, but should be able to recover fully during this offseason. Expect him to be a high-quality starting cornerback in 2026.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Next up: No. 7 Christian Mahogany<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>usatoday.com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lions&#039; top 10 most impactful injuries of 2025: No. 6, DJ Reed - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42943\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lions&#039; 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