Lions’ Taylor Decker indicates he’s returning for 11th season
Detroit Lions offensive lineman Taylor Deckerthe workforce’s longest-tenured participant, indicated in a social media publish Tuesday that he’s laying aside retirement to return for his 11th NFL season.
Decker, 32, shared an Instagram photo of himself working out of Lions tunnel in a black uniform with the caption: “‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, ‘Here am I; SEND ME!’ #Year11”
Decker was named to the Pro Bowl in 2024 and has appeared in 140 profession video games for the Lions since being chosen because the sixteenth general choose by Detroit within the 2016 NFL draft out of Ohio State.
He toyed with the thought of retirement in the direction of the tip of final season, when he missed the postseason whereas coping with ache in his shoulder.
Ahead of Decker’s publish, Lions common supervisor Brad Holmes met with reporters on the NFL scouting mix on Tuesday and mentioned the workforce had engaged in discussions about Decker’s future however was permitting him time to decide.
“Obviously Taylor, he’s earned the right to have as much space as he needs to reflect on a long season, and we respect him. We give him that,” Holmes mentioned. “But obviously, with the start of the new league year coming, you want as much clarity as possible, so within these next couple of weeks we’ll make sure that we have that clarity.”
