The Detroit Lions had one of the NFL’s best offensive lines last season. This year is more of a work in progress.

Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs and the rest of the Lions offensive stars know it takes the five men up front for the offense to move each week. Which five? That will be decided in camp and head coach Dan Campbell is very excited to watch the battles play out.

Tate Ratledge, the Detroit Lions' second-round pick in April, played right guard in practice Thursday for the first time in training camp.

▶ Saturday marked the first practice of the year with fans in attendance, and per usual, there was a noticeable change in the energy. Supporters in attendance gave Lions owner Sheila Hamp a standing ovation when she arrived, and later started a chant for linebacker Alex Anzalone, who returned to practice amid a contract dispute with the team.

As the Detroit Lions complete their fifth day of training camp and the first padded practice, there remains no player I get asked about more than second-year offensive lineman Giovanni Manu. The greenhorn tackle and 2024 fourth-round pick (using a 2025 third-rounder to trade up to acquire him) was selected out of the Canadian USports college level with the knowledge that Manu was very much a developmental project.

The Detroit Lions held their first padded camp practice of the summer Friday. The big story: Graham Glasgow at center, rookie Tate Ratledge at guard.

The Detroit Lions won't have one of their rookie draft picks available until at least the start of the 2025 regular season due to an injury.

From one of the best O-lines in the NFL last year to a work in progress. That's one of the Lions' priorities with the start of training camp.

Changes on the interior of the Detroit Lions' offensive line could be a problem for the team in 2025, but they also might lead to a career year for Sam LaPorta.

In speaking to Detroit Free Press beat writer Dave Birkett at the start of training camp, Detroit Lions veteran offensive lineman Graham Glasgow directly told the team in 2024, when he signed a three-year contract extension, he wanted to play at right guard.