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| HT/WT: 6-6, 325 lbs |
| Birthplace: Knoxville, TN |
| Age: 27 |
| School: Tennessee |
| Experience: 5 |
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Top Cade Mays News
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Lions' Cade Mays: Won't play Sunday
Mays (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Dolphins.
Mays sustained a low-ankle sprain in the Lions' Week 8 win over the Vikings. The center was unable to participate in Week 9 prep while dealing with the issue and will not be able to suit up for Sunday's game. Juice Scruggs is set to start at center while Mays is sidelined.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Dealing with ankle sprain
Mays sustained a low ankle sprain during Detroit's win over the Vikings on Sunday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.
Mays missed the first five games of the season while recovering from a fractured wrist and is now in danger of missing additional time. Juice Scruggs will likely take over as the team's starting center while Mays is sidelined.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Won't return vs. Minnesota
Mays (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Vikings, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports.
With Mays out of the game, Juice Scruggs has taken over at center for the Lions.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Activated from IR, cleared to play Sunday
Mays (wrist) was activated from injured reserve Saturday and no longer has an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Packers.
Mays has fully recovered from a fractured wrist that caused him to start the regular season on injured reserve. He should take over for Juice Scruggs as the Lions' starting center for Sunday's NFC North tilt.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Chance to play against Green Bay
Mays (wrist) is questionable against the Packers on Sunday.
Mays was a full participant in all three practices during Week 7 prep. His 21-day practice window opened Oct. 7, and there's a chance that he's activated off injured reserve ahead of Sunday's NFC North tilt. Mays opened the regular season on injured reserve due to a fractured wrist that he suffered during the preseason.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Staying on IR
Mays (wrist) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Mays' 21-day window to return from injured reserve opened Wednesday, and he was a limited practice participant all week. He's not quite ready to return, but with the Lions on a bye for Week 6, Mays' next chance to play is Week 7 against Green Bay on Sunday, Oct. 25.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Returning to practice Wednesday
The Lions designated Mays (wrist) for return from injured reserve Wednesday, Richard Silva of The Detroit News reports.
The move opens a 21-day window during which Mays can be officially activated from IR before he'd have to stay there for the rest of the campaign. Once he has fully recovered from the wrist fracture he sustained during the preseason, he projects to take over the starting center job from free-agent acquisition Juice Scruggs.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Targets Week 7 return
Mays (wrist) is targeting a Week 7 return from injured reserve, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Mays was placed on IR during the Aug. 30 cutdown day. The center fractured his wrist in the preseason but is set to return to the active roster soon. If Mays can get back in action after the Lions' Week 6 bye, he should be able to reclaim the starting center role from Juice Scruggs to boost the team's interior offensive line.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Targets mid-October return
Mays (wrist) is looking to return from injured reserve by mid-October, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Mays was placed on IR during the Aug. 30 cutdown day. The center fractured his wrist during the preseason, but is eyeing a quick month and a half of downtime before being able to return to protecting Jared Goff. While Mays remains on IR, Juice Scruggs will be the starting safety for the Lions.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Placed on IR, designated to return
Mays (wrist) was placed on injured reserve by the Lions on Sunday with a designation to return, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.
Mays suffered a fractured wrist during the preseason, and he will now be forced to miss at least four games to open the regular season. The 27-year-old was expected to operate as the team's starting center this year, so in his absence, Seth McLaughlin will get a chance to handle that role to open 2026.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Will miss regular-season time
Mays will miss a significant portion of the 2026 season with a fractured wrist, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Coach Dan Campbell called the injury "significant," and it appears Mays won't be able to return before mid-season at the earliest. Former Lions center Frank Ragnow retired after the 2024 season, and Mays was set to take over the starting role for the foreseeable future after signing a three-year, $25 million contract with Detroit this offseason. In the wake of Mays' injury, Seth McLaughlin is set to open the regular season as the Lions' starting center.
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Lions' Cade Mays: Sidelined for 'extended period'
Mays sustained a wrist injury during Sunday's practice and will miss "a significant period," Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
It's unclear exactly how long Mays will be sidelined, but his recovery timeline will extend into the regular season. As such, the Lions will be down their top center -- who signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the club in March -- when the games that count get underway.
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