Overview

• Dan Jackson has been placed on injured reserve and will miss the entire 2025 season due to a leg injury sustained in practice.
• The 24-year-old seventh-round pick out of Georgia impressed in the Hall of Fame preseason game with six tackles, a defensive stop and a 65.6 Pro Football Focus grade.
• His loss halts the promising rookie’s development and exacerbates existing concerns over depth in the Lions’ safety corps.
• Backup safeties Loren Strickland, Morice Norris, Ian Kennelly and Erick Hallett will now compete for roles behind starters Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch.
• Head coach Dan Campbell said there is no timetable for Jackson’s return and described the injury outlook as unfavorable.