The Detroit Lions are 3-1 for the season, and the only team they’ve fallen to so far is the Green Bay Packers. Thankfully, that season opener is in the rear view mirror, and it really seems as if it’s difficult to even remember the Lions losing to the Packers, 27-13. Green Bay who?
Since the start of the season, the Packers have won two games, lost one and tied one. That tie game was a doozie, with the team ending their showdown with the Dallas Cowboys 40-40.
Now, the Lions are bringing a familiar face back onto their roster, and he was once a Packer. This player is familiar with the Detroit Lions, too, so he’s deep into the NFC North.
Detroit Lions Sign a Former Packers Player
The Lions are gearing up for their Week 5 road game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and the team has added someone familiar to the franchise back on the roster. On Tuesday, September 30, the Lions announced that it has signed veteran linebacker Ty Summers to the practice squad. They also released wide receiver Ronnie Bell.
Summers started his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers and was briefly in Detroit during the 2024 preseason. He appeared in two games with the Detroit Lions last summer and clocked 10 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack. He and Detroit split at the end of the preseason, but now, he’s back.
It’s common for teams to play musical chairs with players and bring them back after splitting, so the Summers addition isn’t a big surprise. It shows that Detroit is serious about adding some linebacker help.
Detroit Lions Are Moving Up the Rankings
In the NFL’s latest power rankings, published on Tuesday, September 30, Eric Edholm puts the Lions at No. 3.
“Detroit was not prolific offensively against Cleveland, but no one has been this season,” Edholm states in the piece. Still, this is the second time in four games where the Lions have been kept somewhat grounded on offense, even if they’ve taken good care of the football. Committing five offensive penalties was out of character, and Detroit’s still trying to hone the connection between Jared Goff and Jameson Williams.”
He adds, “The Lions have enough options and weapons to win a contest such as Sunday’s, and the defense and special teams did enough to step up in a game that was 20-10 entering the fourth quarter. Some tough opponents await prior to the Week 8 bye, and though there’s no panic, Dan Campbell’s group still has a few screws to tighten up.”
Jared Goff also gets some love from Jack McKessy of USA Today in his power rankings going into Week 5 for quarterbacks. He names Goff the No. 3 best quarterback in the league.
An underthrown ball led to Goff’s second interception of the year, but his efforts complementing Jahmyr Gibbs and the Lions‘ run game against the Browns kept him and his team a perfect 2-0 at home,” he states in the piece.
It’s hard to remember the last time a Lions quarterback was so high in power rankings, if ever. Let these Lions roar.
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