Lions center Cade Mays set to miss significant time with wrist injury

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Last updated Aug 10, 2026

Lions center Cade Mays set to miss significant time with wrist injury
Summary

Detroit Lions center Cade Mays is expected to be sidelined for a significant period due to a wrist injury sustained during practice on Sunday. Head coach Dan Campbell announced this during a press conference, noting that while Mays will miss time, he could return later in the season, possibly by the playoffs. Mays, who joined the Lions this offseason on a three-year deal, previously started 12 games for the Carolina Panthers last year.

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  • •Cade Mays signed with the Lions in free agency this offseason.
  • •He is expected to miss significant time due to the wrist injury.
  • •Head coach Dan Campbell indicated Mays might return for the playoffs.
  • •Mays started 12 games for the Panthers in the previous season.
Latest Updates
  • 6:25 PMYahoo Sports — Lions center Cade Mays will miss significant time with a wrist injury, Campbell says
  • 4:48 PMYahoo Sports — Former Tennessee star Cade Mays suffers injury with Detroit Lions
  • 3:51 PMESPN — Lions' Mays out into season; Pacheco hurts knee
  • 3:43 PMNBCSports.com — Lions C Cade Mays out for "significant" time with wrist injury - NBC Sports
  • 3:06 PMYahoo Sports — Dan Campbell discusses Cade Mays' injury in NFL training camp
  • 2:43 PMYahoo Sports — Detroit Lions center Cade Mays out for 'significant' time with injury
  • 2:34 PMYahoo Sports — Lions center Cade Mays to miss ‘significant’ time with wrist injury
  • 2:22 PMYahoo Sports — Lions C Cade Mays out for "significant" time with wrist injury
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Center Cade May, who was signed to anchor the Detroit Lions' reworked offensive line, will be out for significant time because of a wrist injury, coach Dan Campbell said Monday. “You hate it, I hate it for him because I felt like he was having a good camp and he’d grown so much in our system just since spring,” Campbell said. “It stinks, but I know he’ll work his way back and be ready to go at some point," quarterback Jared Goff said.

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Detroit Lions center Cade Mays, a former Tennessee Vols standout, will miss "a significant period" of time after suffering a wrist injury in practice.

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Lions starting center Cade Mays has a wrist injury that will cause him to miss a significant amount of time, coach Dan Campbell said Monday.

— ESPNby Eric Woodyard
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