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2:52Key NFL Players Primed For Comeback Seasons: Aidan Hutchinson
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2024 Defensive
| STATS |
CMB
Total Tackles
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SCK
Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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INT
Interceptions
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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| Regular Season | 23 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Post Season | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Lions' DJ Reader: Starts 15 games for Detroit
Reader finished the 2024 season with 23 tackles (11 solo), including 3.0 sacks, and one pass breakup across 15 regular-season games.
After four seasons with the Bengals, Reader signed a two-year, $22 million deal with the Lions last offseason and went on to start all 15 regular-season games in which he appeared. Reader missed Week 1 with a quadriceps injury and then missed Week 14 with a shoulder issue. In total, Reader played on 508 defensive snaps and remained an effective interior presence on the Lions' defensive line. If on the roster on the third day of the upcoming league year in March, Reader will collect a $4 million roster bonus. The Lions will likely want to make a decision on Reader's standing with the team by then, as he's set to carry a $12.933 million cap number for the 2025 campaign. Reader will turn 31 in July.
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Lions' DJ Reader: Ready to rock
Reader (shoulder) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Bills.
The first-year Lion upgraded from a DNP on Wednesday to a full practice session Friday, suggesting that he's moved past his shoulder injury in time to play Sunday. Reader has recorded 18 total tackles, including 3.0 sacks, over 11 appearances this season, and he's expected to serve as one of Detroit's top interior defensive linemen in Week 15.
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Lions' DJ Reader: Returns to practice
Reader (shoulder) was a limited participant at the Lions' practice Thursday.
Reader was absent from practice Wednesday due to a shoulder injury after also missing the team's Week 14 win over the Packers, so his ability to practice Thursday is a step in the right direction for his chances to play Sunday versus the Bills. The defensive lineman will look to increase his participation at the team's final practice of the week Friday.
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Lions' DJ Reader: Doesn't practice Wednesday
Reader (shoulder) was a non-participant in Wednesday's week-opening practice session.
Reader missed last Thursday's win over the Packers due to a shoulder injury, and his absence in the Lions' first practice this week casts a cloud over his status for Sunday's matchup versus Buffalo. Levi Onwuzurike (hamstring), who also missed the contest versus Green Bay, was able to log a limited practice Wednesday, and he could be in line for a healthy dose of defensive snaps Sunday if he's able to return to action and Reader has to sit out another game.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 335 lbs |
| Birthplace: Greensboro, NC |
| Age: 30 |
| School: Clemson |
| Experience: 10 |