{"id":775081,"date":"2026-02-25T09:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/775081\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:20:19","slug":"everything-the-detroit-lions-said-about-their-offensive-line-plans-at-nfl-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/775081\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything the Detroit Lions said about their offensive line plans at NFL Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Lions\u2019 offensive line figures to be a huge part of the team\u2019s offseason plans. The unit took a significant step back in 2025, and the team faces some pivotal decisions this offseason.<\/p>\n

During their individual press conferences at the NFL Combine on Tuesday, both general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell addressed the offensive line extensively. Here\u2019s a recap of their biggest points on the offensive line.<\/p>\n

Lions plan on adding tackle depth, regardless of Taylor Decker\u2019s retirement decision<\/p>\n

As pointed out in this earlier article, Holmes noted that they are seeking clarity on Decker\u2019s retirement prior to the start of the new league year<\/a>. But perhaps the even more notable point came from Campbell, who said that the team needs to address tackle this offseason regardless of whether Decker opts to return or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, if it\u2019s not (possible Decker returns), then we\u2018ve got to find a guy. But even if (he returns), we\u2019ve still got to find a guy. Because, as much as I love Deck, he\u2019s got some things that are going to need some management, and that\u2019s kind of where we\u2019re at. So, one way or another, we\u2019re going to need somebody who can play over there (left tackle). If we need them in a crunch, or if we need them as a starter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tate Ratledge at center is still on the table<\/p>\n

When we last talked to Holmes, he said that going into his second season, Ratledge could certainly move to center. This week at the NFL Combine, Holmes essentially said the exact same thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s still a real option,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cLook, when we tried him out there early in camp, he wasn\u2019t doing anything wrong that we had to move him back. We just felt like where he was, at that stage of his career, being a rookie, we felt right guard was just going to be a little bit more of an easier acclimation for him. And then Graham (Glasgow)\u2019s previous experience playing the position, center, in our offense, was a little bit easier for him, as well. So at that stage, we felt like that was the right thing. But there\u2019s still promise for Tate to move in that position. But I think that\u2019s the beauty of it, is that that\u2019s flexibility that we have, so whether we add guard, center, whatever, I think Tate will always be in that conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Graham Glasgow\u2019s future<\/p>\n

Graham Glasgow is the Lions\u2019 most likely candidate to become a cap casualty<\/a>, with the Lions potentially freeing up over $5.5 million in cap space if they part ways with the 33-year-old offensive lineman.<\/p>\n

Holmes didn\u2019t give a direct answer on Glasgow\u2019s future, which could also include retirement, but\u2014like with Decker\u2014they\u2019re hoping for clarity by the start of the league year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still under contract. Again, the start of the league year is a real date, so you want to have as much clarity as possible before then, so hopefully we get as much clarity as we can before then on Graham,\u201d Holmes said.<\/p>\n

When pressed on whether the Lions would keep Glasgow if he opts not to retire in 2026, Holmes did not commit one way or the other.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are still dialogues that we just gotta have in the future,\u201d Holmes said.<\/p>\n

Center: free agency or the draft?<\/p>\n

Holmes reiterated again that the Lions are going to focus on the offensive line this offseason, including center.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot just center but offensive line, really both sides of the ball, really \u2014 that\u2019s something that\u2019s not gonna be ignored,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cWhether that\u2019s through free agency, through the draft, we\u2019ll definitely look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a debate on how the Lions will address center, whether it\u2019s Ratledge, Glasgow, a free agent, or the draft. Holmes said they will look at all options. When asked if it was risky to wait until the draft to find a center, Holmes said it was too early to suggest that this year\u2019s class isn\u2019t good enough. However, he did note that the experience of a veteran free agent could be preferable to that of a potential rookie.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very important position, you\u2019ve got to handle a lot of information, and so, there\u2019s some rookies that have been able to handle it, but you just gotta find the right one,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cAnd whether that\u2019s Day 1 or Day 2 or Day 3, if you find the right one, it can, but obviously, the really kind of obvious way is a player that\u2019s already done it already, give you a little bit more comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Lions\u2019 offensive line figures to be a huge part of the team\u2019s offseason plans. The unit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":775082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[153,1889,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-775081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-detroit-lions-news","9":"tag-detroit-lions-quotes","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116130534488416594","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}