Overview
- The 32-year-old started 14 games while managing a painful shoulder through multiple injections, regular acupuncture, hours in a hyperbaric chamber and daily red-light therapy.
- He said he will not continue if playing requires that regimen again, describing the time away from home as unfair to his family and calling it selfish toward his wife.
- His potential departure would further test Detroit’s line depth after Frank Ragnow’s retirement and with Graham Glasgow’s future unresolved, according to Yahoo Sports.
- Heavy reports he is on a three-year, $60 million extension through 2027 with a $21.35 million 2026 cap hit, and that a post-June 1 release could free about $18.2 million.
- ESPN’s Aaron Schatz predicts the Lions will cut him if he does not retire, citing age, shoulder problems and 2025 win-rate metrics that slipped to 43rd in pass blocking and 61st in run blocking.