After another injury-riddled season, it’s time to let Halapoulivaati Vaitai go for the Detroit Lions. Back again here with our Detroit Lions free agent profiles series for the 2023-2024 season.
A contending Detroit Lions team will likely play the remainder of the 2023 season without their starting right guard, who happens to be a former Super Bowl champion.
The Detroit Lions announced that veteran offensive lineman Halapoulivaati Vaitai has been placed on the injured reserve list. After working his way back
The Detroit Lions will have a revamped offensive line when the team takes the field at SoFi stadium. Halapoulivaati Vaitai was previously ruled out, paving the way for veteran Graham Glasgow to start this week at right guard. "I don’t even look at it within that lens of who we had out there.
The Detroit Lions have ruled Halapoulivaati Vaitai out of their Week 10 matchup at the Los Angeles Chargers. On Friday, the team released its final injury updates and designations for Sunday's game.
The Detroit Lions returned to the practice field as they prepare for a Week 10 showdown with the Los Angeles Chargers on the road. Missing from the portion
Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow has not practiced all week long and per Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell, he won't practice on Saturday either. But that doesn't mean the Lions are planning to rule him out for Monday night's game against the Raiders just yet. "Hard to say.
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The Detroit Lions are getting healthier as Week 5 approaches. With the Carolina Panthers coming to Ford Field, a number of key contributors look to be getting close to full health.
The Detroit Lions are returning several players to practice this week, including Kerby Joseph, Jameson Williams, and Halapoulivaati Vaitai The Detroit Lions took the field on Tuesday for their first practice of the week in preparation for the Carolina Panthers in Week 5.
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The Detroit Lions got off to a roaring start in 2023, earning the first win of the NFL season in a road upset of the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Less than two weeks later, the vibe could be changing.
The Lions’ offensive line was a key to their surprising success in 2022, and the club will return four-fifths of its starting front from last season. The only OL spot up for grabs is at right guard, and the battle between Graham Glasgow and Halapoulivaati Vaitai for that job is a close one.
The Detroit Lions offense was ranked third in the NFL in yards (6,460) and fifth in points per game (26.6) last season. Most of the depth chart from last season returns on offense, but there are position battles to settle in training camp.
The Detroit Lions finished their minicamp on Thursday, a part of the third phase of OTAs (Organized Team Activities).
With training camp still a few months away, teams throughout the NFL continue to evaluate their rosters. We've done some evaluating of our own, examining the Detroit Lions and whose stock is rising and falling.
The Detroit Lions fan base has reasons to be confident the team will improve in 2023 and possibly even win a division title for the first time since 1993. However, there are reasons for pessimism, too.
The veteran guard was initially unsure of whether he wished to continue playing after missing the entire 2022 campaign, but this offseason convinced him to return to the field.
Rather than make Halapoulivaati Vaitai a cap casualty, the Lions have reworked his deal to create cap space and see if the former starter can contribute in 2023.
The Detroit Lions have the 10th-most salary cap space heading into 2023 but could add to that with several cuts that would have little impact on the field.
The Detroit Lions don't expect right guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai to return from a back injury this season. Vaitai, 29, is still recovering from surgery following the injury sustained in the Aug.
Dan Campbell is not ruling out the seventh-year blocker for the season, but the Lions will be without their right guard starter for an extensive stretch.
The Detroit Lions have lost their RG to IR heading into the start of the season. The team announced on Monday that they have placed starting right guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai on the reserved injured list. Vaitai missed time between the second and third preseason games with a hip and back injury.
According to Field Yates, the Lions have placed OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai on injured reserve. That means Vaitai, Detroit’s starter at right guard, will miss the first four games of the season before he’s eligible to return. Vaitai, 29, was drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round out of TCU in 2016.
The Detroit Lions are expecting the offensive line to become the strength of the team. Early in his tenure with the Detroit Lions, Halapoulivaati Vaitai struggled at right tackle. After switching to right guard, the veteran offensive lineman started 15 games and recorded 953 snaps in 2021.
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