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- Lions
- Published: Dec. 31, 2025, 1:56 p.m.
ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions mislaid nan 24-year-old halfway who had started nan erstwhile 2 games connected Wednesday.
Kingsley Eguakun was signed by nan Cleveland Browns from Detroit’s believe squad. He had started nan past 2 games for nan Lions owed to Graham Glasgow and Trystan Colon being banged up.
Dan Campbell said Eguakun had an opportunity he liked pinch nan Browns, and they wish him well.
“He felt for illustration that was nan correct point for him,” nan Lions coach said connected Wednesday. “I wish him well. (I) emotion Kingsley, man. He’s a bully dude. (He) useful his tail off, has present for a mates of years. Wish him nan champion of luck.
“I liked Kingsley. He’s done a bully job. He’s grown.”
Campbell said they would person loved to protect Eguakun and get him connected nan 53-man roster. But “we’re not gonna dishonesty to anybody.” He said they couldn’t guarantee a starting spot for illustration nan Browns did pinch Eguakun.
“They guaranteed it, and truthful it’s each good,” Campbell said. “It’s bully for him, man.”
As for nan team’s plans astatine halfway for nan Week 18 finale against nan Chicago Bears, Campbell pointed to Glasgow emotion amended this week. Glasgow missed nan Thanksgiving crippled and past past week’s against nan Minnesota Vikings owed to a knee injury.
The seasoned violative lineman was disconnected nan wounded study past week. But nan Lions rolled pinch Eguakun complete Glasgow anyway. Their different options are Colon and Michael Niese to commencement astatine halfway successful nan finale, but each signs constituent to Glasgow finishing nan twelvemonth astatine center.
Taylor Decker missed his 3rd crippled of nan play past week successful Minnesota, too. The near tackle missed 2 owed to his lingering enarthrosis issues. Decker was retired connected Christmas owed to an unwellness that made him look for illustration he was “6 inches from nan grave.”
But nan scheme is for nan team’s longest-tenured subordinate to beryllium backmost starting astatine near tackle successful Chicago.
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