On Thursday, news broke that Detroit Lions second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw was headed on injured reserve following shoulder surgery. His 2025 season has already come to an end, which is obviously a really tough break for the 23-year-old cornerback. He has already had to fight his way through several injuries, and he’ll have just eight game appearances and a mere …
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The Detroit Lions announced on Thursday that cornerback Ennis Rakestraw has been placed on injured reserve. While the Lions have an option to cut him with an injury settlement and re-sign him later in the year, reports from various sources suggest Rakestraw’s shoulder injury—which required surgery—is significant enough to end his 2025 season. It’s an incredibly tough break for Rakestraw, …
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The Detroit Lions kicked off their 2025 training camp on Sunday, and after starting practice with nine players on injury lists and another three not participating, second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw went down with an injury. Fortunately, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that Rakestraw “is believed to have suffered just a chest contusion… A positive outcome.” The injury occurred behind …
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The Lions held their first practice of training camp on Sunday and they also experienced their first injury of the summer. Per multiple reports, cornerback Ennis Rakestraw had to leave the field early in the session. The team said that he is being evaluated for a chest injury. Rakestraw was a second-round pick last season, but was limited to eight …
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