The Detroit Lions will be under incredible pressure to succeed after how last season ended. Detroit had arguably its best regular season in franchise history, winning 15 games and securing the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. It will be a tough act to follow, for more reasons than one.
Detroit has already faced plenty of adversity ahead of the 2025 NFL season, and training camp just started.
The Lions started the offseason by losing both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to head coaching jobs. Now the pressure will be on Dan Campbell and Detroit’s new coordinators to keep winning games despite the changes to the coaching staff.
Detroit does have a few reasons for optimism though. Aidan Hutchinson should be backafter his freak leg injury during the 2024 season. The reintroduction of Hutchinson into Detroit’s defense by itself completely changes the game.
The Lions also added plenty of new players during the offseason, including a few priority free agents and another strong rookie class.
Every season, there is at least one player who surprises fans and immediately becomes an important player to the team. The Lions need someone to step into that role in 2025 more than ever before.
But who could it be?
Below we will explore one Lions player who could make or break the team’s 2025 NFL season.
