Ahmed Hassanein: Everything you need to know

Hassanein (pectoral) was signed to the Lions' practice squad Monday. Hassanein will return to Detroit after reaching an injury settlement with the team in late August. General Manager Brad Holmes said at the time of the settlement that he expected the defensive lineman to return to the team and play this season. The rookie was selected in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and he'll now have the opportunity to get up to speed and potentially make his NFL debut this year.

Lions GM Brad Holmes said Thursday that Hassanein (pectoral) will play with Detroit this season following the end of his injury-settlement period, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports. Hassanein hurt his pectoral in a preseason game Aug. 16 and was waived with an injury settlement Wednesday. However, it sounds like the plan is for Hassanein to rehab the injury and then eventually return to the Lions, who selected him in the sixth round of April's NFL Draft. By reaching an injury settlement with Hassanein instead of placing him on IR, Detroit avoided having to use one of its eight regular-season slots available for designating players who have been moved to IR to return.

The Lions waived Hassanein (pectoral) with an injury settlement Tuesday. Hassanein suffered a serious pectoral injury during the Lions' preseason game against the Dolphins on Aug. 16. The rookie sixth-rounder will look to join a team in need of depth at defensive end once he's fully recovered from his injury.