Cade Mays - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates

Activated from IR, cleared to play Sunday Mays (wrist) was activated from injured reserve Saturday and no longer has an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Impact Mays has fully recovered from a fractured wrist that caused him to start the regular season on injured reserve. He should take over for Juice Scruggs as the Lions' starting center for Sunday's NFC North tilt.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Chance to play against Green Bay Mays (wrist) is questionable against the Packers on Sunday.

Impact Mays was a full participant in all three practices during Week 7 prep. His 21-day practice window opened Oct. 7, and there's a chance that he's activated off injured reserve ahead of Sunday's NFC North tilt. Mays opened the regular season on injured reserve due to a fractured wrist that he suffered during the preseason.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

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OCTOBER 15 • Associated Press

Staying on IR Mays (wrist) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact Mays' 21-day window to return from injured reserve opened Wednesday, and he was a limited practice participant all week. He's not quite ready to return, but with the Lions on a bye for Week 6, Mays' next chance to play is Week 7 against Green Bay on Sunday, Oct. 25.

OCTOBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

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OCTOBER 9 • DETROITLIONS.COM

Returning to practice Wednesday The Lions designated Mays (wrist) for return to practice from their injured reserve list Wednesday, Richard Silva of The Detroit News reports.

Impact The move opens a 21-day window during which Mays can be officially activated from IR before he'd have to stay there for the rest of the campaign. Once he has fully recovered from the wrist fracture he sustained during the preseason, he projects to take over the starting center job from free-agent acquisition Juice Scruggs.

OCTOBER 8 • ROTOWIRE

What to expect out of Cade Mays' debut against the Cardinals or Packers Mays is back at practice as of Wednesday, but it's unclear when we should expect to see him make his Lions debut.

OCTOBER 7 • SIDELIONREPORT.COM

Lions' ongoing left guard competition should make Christian Mahogany nervous Juice Scruggs has been one of the league's best centers, but he's poised to return to LG when Cade Mays returns.

SEPTEMBER 29 • SIDELIONREPORT.COM

Dan Campbell provides positive injury news on Cade Mays ahead of Week 4 While the Detroit Lions might still have to wait a little longer, it looks like C Cade Mays is inching closer to making his season debut.

SEPTEMBER 29 • DETROITJOCKCITY.COM

Juice Scruggs' dominance is giving Cade Mays all the time in the world to recover Scruggs is likely to get booted out of center once Mays is back, but the team can take their time making that move.

SEPTEMBER 29 • SIDELIONREPORT.COM

Targets Week 7 return Mays (wrist) is targeting a Week 7 return from injured reserve, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Impact Mays was placed on IR during the Aug. 30 cutdown day. The center fractured his wrist in the preseason but is set to return to the active roster soon. If Mays can get back in action after the Lions' Week 6 bye, he should be able to reclaim the starting center role from Juice Scruggs to boost the team's interior offensive line.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Cade Mays' potential return could be crucial in back-to-back divisional games Cade Mays’ potential return could give Detroit's offensive line a much‑needed boost as the Lions enter back‑to‑back divisional matchups.

SEPTEMBER 21 • SIDELIONREPORT.COM

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SEPTEMBER 18 • Associated Press

Targets mid-October return Mays (wrist) is looking to return from injured reserve by mid-October, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Impact Mays was placed on IR during the Aug. 30 cutdown day. The center fractured his wrist during the preseason, but is eyeing a quick month and a half of downtime before being able to return to protecting Jared Goff. While Mays remains on IR, Juice Scruggs will be the starting safety for the Lions.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on IR, designated to return Mays (wrist) was placed on injured reserve by the Lions on Sunday with a designation to return, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.

Impact Mays suffered a fractured wrist during the preseason, and he will now be forced to miss at least four games to open the regular season. The 27-year-old was expected to operate as the team's starting center this year, so in his absence, Seth McLaughlin will get a chance to handle that role to open 2026.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on IR, designated to return Mays (wrist) was placed on injured reserve on Sunday by the Lions with a designation to return, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.

Impact Mays suffered a fractured wrist in early August, and he will now be forced to miss at least four contests to open the regular season. The 27-year-old is expected to operate as the team's starting center this season, and in his absence, Seth McLaughlin will get a chance to handle that role.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

One Lions Concern That Hasn't Been Solved Yet (And How They Can Fix It) Is the Detroit Lions center battle closer than expected after Cade Mays injury?

AUGUST 20 • SI.COM

Lions' past plans for Tate Ratledge are getting dusted off after Cade Mays injury Ratledge had been a former option at center for the Lions, but he remained at right guard his entire rookie season.

AUGUST 17 • SIDELIONREPORT.COM

Campbell still trying to find answers for Lions offensive line

With a dozen days of training camp and one preseason game in the books, questions remain about the Detroit Lions offensive line starters

AUGUST 15 • Associated Press

Center market looks ghoulish just as Lions are in need of Cade Mays replacement Even though the Detroit Lions have had enough of bad injury news the last three seasons, that dThere isn't much other than an old friend to...

AUGUST 11 • SIDELIONREPORT.COM

LIONS DAILY: McLaughlin 'decisive' in practice as Lions' first-team center Lions observations: How O-line looked without Cade Mays after injury

AUGUST 11 • DETROITLIONS.COM

Won't start Week 1 Mays will miss a significant portion of the 2026 season with a fractured wrist, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Impact Coach Dan Campbell called the injury "significant", and it appears there is no way the center will return before mid-season at the earliest. Former Lions center Frank Ragnow retired after the 2024 season, and Mays was set to take over the starting role for the foreseeable future, signing a three-year, $25 million contract that moved him from Carolina to Detroit. Seth McLaughlin is currently set to start the regular season for the team.

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Lions' new-look offensive line depth getting tested early thanks to Cade Mays injury Mays' injury hurts the Lions, but they have plenty of time to work out their Plan B.

AUGUST 10 • SIDELIONREPORT.COM

Goff on building chemistry QB Jared Goff speaks to the media about building chemistry with the offense especially the offensive line after the Cade Mays injury.

AUGUST 10 • DETROITLIONS.COM

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