The Detroit Lions are going to be without cornerback Terrion Arnold for a long time, and quite possibly the rest of the season.
That comes from head coach Dan Campebll on Monday, who said that Arnold will, at the very least, be out for “a long time” with his shoulder injury that was suffered in Week 5.
Campbell said he wasn’t sure if Arnold will be back for the rest of the 2025 campaign, according to Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News.
“Unfortunately, he’s going to be out for a while. He’s going to be out for a long time,” Campbell said of Arnold.
“I don’t know that,” Campbell said when asked if it’s a season-ending injury for the former first-round pick. “But it’ll be a while.”
Losing Arnold, who was coming off one of the best games of his young career, is a tough blow in and of itself, but it’s even worse when you consider that the Lions won’t have D.J. Reed for at least the next four games after he was placed on IR because of a hamstring injury.
The Lions can’t even turn to fellow cornerback Khalil Dorsey as a possible replacement, as Campbell said he’ll be “out for a while,” also.
As far as in-house replacements are concerned, we already know Amik Robertson will play at one boundary spot. The team also has Rock Ya-Sin and Avonte Maddox.
“This train doesn’t stop for anybody,” Campbell said. “Nobody cares, nobody feels sorry for you.”
This team desperately needs to add more help at cornerback, and the Lions could stand to make a significant trade if one is available to them.
Detroit might be able to weather the storm with the guys they have the rest of the regular season, but if Arnold isn’t coming back, this group isn’t sufficient to win a Super Bowl with.
