Lions center Cade Mays to miss ‘significant’ time with wrist injury
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Key Points:
- Detroit Lions' newly signed center Cade Mays suffered a wrist injury during training camp, sidelining him for approximately 8-10 weeks and likely returning mid-season.
- Mays was signed to a three-year, $25 million contract to strengthen the center position after retirements and underperformance, and was showing promising progress in camp before the injury.
- Backup Juice Scruggs, acquired via trade and also recovering from a minor soft tissue injury, is expected to compete for the starting center role once healthy.
- The Lions have additional center options in Michael Niese and Seth McLaughlin, with right guard Tate Ratledge cross-training at center to provide further depth.
- Head coach Dan Campbell emphasized the team's commitment to finding the best offensive line combination through remaining camp practices and preseason games despite the setbacks.
