Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell announced Sunday that defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike will miss the entire 2025 season after surgery to repair a torn ACL. The Lions placed Onwuzurike on the reserve/PUP list late last week,

Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having knee surgery, and Taylor Decker and Josh Paschal are on the mend after surgeries of their own, coach Dan Campbell said.

The Lions have some options that can fill a similar role, but the likelier solution is a committee approach.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike is out for the season after having knee surgery, a setback for a franchise that was counting on him to fill in for Alim McNeill. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Sunday morning, hours before his team had its first training camp practice of the year.

The injury bug has already bitten a member of the Detroit Lions’ defense, with defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike set to miss at least the first four games of the 2025 season after being placed on the reserve Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

The news that defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike will miss the season with a torn ACL was the biggest headline of head coach Dan Campbell's Sunday press conference, but he provided several other injury updates as well.