The Detroit Lions appear unbeatable, especially after winning 23-20 over the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving to go to 11-1. Despite the Lions’ winning record, one area of concern is the team’s injury rate, particularly on defense.

Thankfully, the Lions have secured a critical piece of their defensive puzzle, which may be excellent news for Lions fans.

Kwon Alexander, a veteran linebacker, has signed with the Detroit Lions to bolster the team’s ailing linebacking corps, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Schefter sent out a message on X Friday breaking the news, stating, “Lions are signing former Pro-Bowl linebacker Kwon Alexander from the Broncos‘ practice squad, per his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey.”

The inside linebacker, 30, comes off Denver’s practice squad. He started in two games for the Broncos and played in one more as a reserve this season.

Alexander should bring some relief to both Lions fans and the squad, since the team has suffered a number of injuries on defense. Most recently, Detroit lost Malcolm Rodriguez to a torn ACL during their Bears game.

Rodriguez was playing for inside linebacker Alex Anzalone, who is on injured reserve with a broken arm. Anzalone isn’t expected to be back in the fold for a month or more. Detroit linebackers Derrick Barnes and Jalen Reeves-Maybin are also injured and out.

Alexander actually has a little history with Lions coach Dan Campbell. The inside linebacker played with the New Orleans Saints in 2020 when Campbell served as an assistant coach for the team. He’s also played for Tampa Bay, the New York Jets, San Francisco and Pittsburgh, in addition to Denver and New Orleans, so he has a lot of experience.

Next up, the Lions will host the Green Bay Packers to set off for Week 14 on Thursday Night Football.

Campbell’s postgame locker room talks are legendary, especially after a win. Thanksgiving was no exception, and Campbell delivered a rousing speech to his team.

“If you’re not careful with where we’re at, you start grading the wins,” Campbell said.

“You know, and we need to do that to an extent, because that’s how you continue to get better. We got our standards. But you also got step back for a minute and say ‘man it’s not easy to win in this league.’ And man, every week is different, and the most important thing is to find a way to win the game.”

Campbell added, “And if you’re not built the way we are, you don’t win that game. So we came out, and we were hummin’ pretty good.” He added that it “wasn’t perfect. We gave them life, then they started coming back. And it took a lot.” He also gave the banged up defense props, saying, “How about our defense, man? How about our defense.”

Campbell went on to talk about what he was thankful for this Thanksgiving.

“So listen, man, I’m thankful for every one of you guys in this room,” Campbell said.

“And you’ve got a lot to be thankful for, we all do, man. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.”

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Lions Linebacker Falls Victim to Season-Ending Injury on Thanksgiving

The Detroit Lions suffered a devastating blow Friday when it was revealed linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez has been ruled out for the season.

Rodriguez, who has started six games this year while recording 43 tackles and two sacks, exited the Lions’ Thanksgiving win over the Chicago Bears Thursday.

It was confirmed Friday that he suffered a season-ending injury, having torn his ACL, according to Jordan Schultz.

Rodriguez was injured late into the game when he appeared to hurt his right knee in the fourth quarter.

The linebacker was able to walk off the field on his own but did not return to the game, which ended in spectacularly tense and dramatic fashion.

The injury marks yet another blow for the Lions as they injuries continue to pile up in Detroit as the NFL enters the playoff-push stretch of the season.

Rodriguez had played well since stepping up for Derrick Barnes and Alex Anzalone, who have both also been ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Barnes tore his MCL and PCL in September and is expected to miss the rest of the year, and Anzalone broke his forearm two weeks ago and will miss the rest of the regular season.

Head coach Dan Campbell also lost defensive linemen Josh Paschal and Levi Onwuzurike to knee and hamstring injuries respectively during Thursday’s 23-20 win over the Bears – the Lions’ first Thanksgiving victory since 2016.

Aiden Hutchinson, Marcus Davenport, John Cominsky and Kyle Peko are also out from the Lions’ defense, while Jalen Reeves-Maybin is also injured.

Despite their injuries, the Lions are currently leading the NFL with an 11-1 record ahead of the 10-1 Kansas City Chiefs’ clash against the Las Vegas Raiders Friday afternoon.

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Insider Reveals Why Lions Coach Ben Johnson May Be Uninterested in Bears’ Top Job

After his legendary blunder in the Week 13 game against the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears have finally fired now-former head coach Matt Eberflus, which was long overdue.

The last straw in Eberflus’ tenure came on Thursday, when he failed to call a timeout near the end of regulation that thwarted Chicago’s opportunity to get into field goal range and tie the game up, which would’ve sent it to overtime.

The Bears have announced that interim offensive coordinator Thomas Brown will take over for the rest of the season, but his chances of keeping the job beyond this campaign are slim, as is typically the case for interim head coaches.

Being that he’s going to be one of the more attractive head-coaching candidates in next year’s cycle, we will inevitably hear Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson thrown around as a potential candidate for the Bears job.

The Bears are an attractive destination from the standpoint that they have a promising young quarterback in Caleb Williams, but the history of dysfunction from the top down in Chicago could deter Johnson from wanting to go there.

That notion came from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who said so during an appearance on “Get Up” earlier this month. Schefter also noted that Johnson would be “very careful” in where he chooses to go, if he leaves Detroit at all.

“Ben Johnson is going to be very, very selective about the place that he chooses to go, if he decides even to leave Detroit. He’s going to be very careful,” Schefter said.

“I don’t know that Ben Johnson desires to leave and head into the division to go to a place where you’re talking about the dysfunction that has existed within that organization.”

One would also have to wonder if Johnson would be hesitant to go to Chicago thanks to his tenure with their division rival, the Lions. That would be a tough pill to swallow for Lions fans.