Lions rookie offensive lineman Christian Mahogany got his first NFL start in Week 16. Filling in at left guard for the injured Graham Glasgow, it was the first real extended action for Mahogany, Detroit's sixth-round pick out of Boston College.

The Detroit Lions were shorthanded along the offensive line in Week 16, as guard Graham Glasgow was ruled out due to injury. However, the Lions saw their 2024 sixth-round pick, Christian Mahogany, step up in Glasgow's absence.

But for him to make that play today and then finish it in the end zone, that’s what he’s capable of, and going to be more of that hopefully.”

Headlining the effort was Jameson Williams, who had five catches for a career-best 143 yards and a touchdown. On Monday, coach Dan Campbell called it the best performance of the Alabama product's three-year career.

Detroit Lions WR coach Antwaan Randle El had a terrific reaction to Jameson Williams’ 82-yard TD, but watching JAMO react to Randle El was classic. Check it out.

In a move that indicates the team is getting a healthy return to the defensive lineup, the Detroit Lions released veteran linebacker David Long on Tuesday. Long, 28, spent five weeks with the Lions after coming from the Miami Dolphins.

The Detroit Lions announced the team has waived veteran linebacker David Long Jr. prior to their Week 17 game against the San Francisco 49ers. It started to appear Long's tenure in Motown could be numbered when the team decided to sign Anthony Pittman off of the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.