For the second time in his NFL career, former University of Washington defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike will miss an entire season because of injury, with the D

The news that defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike will miss the season with a torn ACL was the biggest headline of head coach Dan Campbell's Sunday press conference, but he provided several other injury updates as well.

When speaking to reporters on Sunday, Lions head coach Dan Campbell revealed that a key defender will miss the entire 2025 season.

The injury bug has already bitten a member of the Detroit Lions’ defense, with defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike set to miss at least the first four games of the 2025 season after being placed on the reserve Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

The onus is now on the team's reserve linemen to step up, most notably third-year pro Brodric Martin. Martin, a third-round pick of Detroit in 2023, has been anything but reliable through his first two seasons in the league.

The Detroit Lions are already facing challenges before the 2025/26 NFL season has even begun as Dan Campbell's squad will be without their defensive end, Levi Onwuzurike, for at le