The Detroit Lions have declared their inactives ahead of their 2025 Week 1 matchup with the Green Bay Packers. These divisional rivals will square off late afternoon on Sunday in Lambeau Field, where Detroit has walked away with a win in their last three visits.
“Division opponent at Lambeau, nationally televised game. I mean, we love this stuff, we live for this, so this is good, this is exciting,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said earlier this week. ”Listen, any win sets you up for the season, helps you. And that’s really what it’s about.”
With only one player elevation for this game, the Lions roster sits at 54 players on the game-day roster, and with 48 eligible to play, Detroit needs to declare six players inactive for today’s matchup.
Additionally, the Lions only have eight offensive linemen on their roster right now, and with all eight being active to achieve the roster bonus, that means 2024 fourth-round pick Giovanni Manu will make his NFL debut in this game. Originally slotted for the OT4 role, Manu gets a bump up the depth chart after Jamarco Jones was placed on injured reserve this week. However, it’s still possible that Manu reps behind the position-versatile Kayode Awosika, who has previous experience at offensive tackle.
The loss of Hobbs could be a big one, as he was expected to start for the Packers at outside corner. He injured himself early in training camp and only just started practicing this week, but this is a blow to their secondary.