As the Lions' top two safeties battle injury concerns looking toward 2026, mining the free agent market may be a necessity.
The Detrot Lions' defense was uniquely depleted by injuries in 2024. It has not been to the same level this season, but the secondary has been without multiple key pieces for long stretches and a couple are out for the season.
The latest injury hit came against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14. Safety Brian Branch suffered what was fairly quickly confirmed to be a torn Achilles.