Lions center Cade Mays to miss significant time with wrist injury
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 10, 2026, 2:20 PM
Last updated Aug 10, 2026
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell announced that center Cade Mays will miss a significant amount of time due to a wrist injury. Mays, a recent $25 million addition to the Lions' offensive line, was expected to address previous center struggles. With his absence, Juice Scruggs is projected to start at center, while the team may seek additional help through free agency or trades. The Lions are facing continuity issues in their offensive line as they prepare for the upcoming NFL season.
- •Cade Mays suffers a wrist injury, expected to miss significant time.
- •Juice Scruggs projected to start at center.
- •Lions may explore free agency or trades for center help.
- •Mays was a $25 million signing intended to resolve center issues.
- •Previous attempts last season to fix center position were unsuccessful.
- 2:20 PMYahoo Sports — Lions' Dan Campbell announces brutal injury on new $25M starting center
"This is some awful news for the Lions ahead of the preseason.
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