The Detroit Lions announced a plethora of roster moves on Wednesday. First, they activated defensive end Marcus Davenport and rookie guard Miles Frazier from their respective injury lists and placed them on the active roster. They also signed tight end Anthony Firkser and wide receiver Tom Kennedy off the practice squad to the active roster. Additionally, they elevated offensive lineman Kingsley Eguakun and tight end Zach Horton from the practice squad for Week 13. The team also confirmed that they’ve reinstated All-Pro center Frank Ragnow from the reserve/retired list and placed him on an exempt/Commissioner permission list. The Lions also released running back Craig Reynolds in a corresponding roster move. And lastly, the team did not activate Josh Paschal from the non-football-injury list.
4 players added to the active roster
- Activated EDGE Marcus Davenport from IR
- Activated OL Miles Frazier from PUP
- Signed TE Anthony Firkser
- Signed WR Tom Kennedy
The biggest name in this group is Davenport. While the former first-round pick has battled injuries for the majority of his two seasons in Detroit, he is a starter-capable talent who brings both strength and athleticism to the edge defender position opposite Aidan Hutchinson.
“It would be big to be able to get him back,” coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday. “He’s done a lot to get back, the amount of work that he’s put in and the amount of rehab.”
It’s unclear how big his role will be on Thursday—he is officially listed as questionable—but this will be his first action since suffering a shoulder injury in the team’s Week 2 game against the Bears.
This will be the first time Frazier—the team’s fifth-round pick this year—is on the active 53-man roster. He missed all of training camp and the first few months of the season with a knee injury. He, too, reached the end of his evaluation period, so just because he’s active doesn’t mean he’ll be ready to play.
Firkser and Kennedy are likely considered depth signings with TE Brock Wright and WR Kalif Raymond injured and ruled OUT for this week.
4 corresponding moves
- Waiving RB Craig Reynolds on Wednesday
- They waived DL Quinton Jefferson, CB Arthur Maulet, and CB Nick Whiteside on Tuesday
All four of these players are considered candidates for the practice squad if they clear waivers. Maulet may be the first priority as he held a starting role at nickel for several weeks, while Reynolds provides steady depth at running back, and Whiteside offers terrific upside as a developing young prospect.
- Elevating IOL Kingsley Eguakun
- Elevating TE Zach Horton
Eguakun was likely temporarily elevated to give the Lions additional depth on the offensive line. With Graham Glasgow already ruled OUT, Frazier’s development still somewhat unknown, and Ragnow not yet eligible to play, Eguakun gives them eight healthy linemen to secure the game-day roster bonus.
Horton gives the Lions a third tight end, one who can play H-back and fullback.
Confirmed the return of Frank Ragnow
Ragnow is not eligible to play this week because he is on the exempt/Commissioner permission list, and thus does not count against the Lions’ 90-man roster. As Ragnow reacclimates back to football, the Lions can remove him from that list when they feel he is ready and activate him to the 53-man roster, making him eligible to play.
Josh Paschal was not activated
Unfortunately for Josh Paschal, he was not activated on Wednesday. That means he will stay on the reserve/Non-Football Injury list for the remainder of the year. While it appeared he was nearing a return, on Tuesday and Wednesday, he was a non-participant in practice due to the back injury that has plagued him all season. He will now head into 2026 as a potential unrestricted free agent.
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