The Detroit Lions wide receiver room took a couple injury hits on Wednesday, one minor (Amon-Ra St. Brown) and one more significant (Jameson Williams). Williams, per head coach Dan Campbell on Thursday, is expected to miss the rest of the preseason with a right hamstring injury.
Going deeper down the depth chart, trade acquisition Denzel Mims has not practiced lately due to a leg injury. Campbell's comments about him on Thursday left little room for interpretation, as he said the former Jet is "in the room" and "Wish I could give you more." That was said within the context of the Lions now possibly looking to add a wide receiver, and said it all about Mims' tenuous status.
With the way Dan Campbell has answered questions about Denzel Mims the past week or so, it's getting pretty difficult to project the former second-rounder making the roster. Today's gem: "Well, he's in there, he's in the room."
— Justin Rogers (@Justin_Rogers) August 17, 2023
Campbell said he and general manager Brad Holmes are looking into possibly adding a receiver after Thursday.
"We’re kinda in that a little bit,” Campbell said. “We potentially may have to add somebody after today. We’re looking into that. Brad (Holmes) and I are talking about that. We’ll feel a lot better after today’s practice. Because yes, we do (need more depth), but it’s like, all right, but to do that, you have to move on from somebody, and that’s a hard thing to do. But we’re thinking about it.”"Dan Campbell, via MLive
The available options in free agency are of course not great, but it's hard to see the Lions making a significant trade at this point (Corey Davis?).
So here is a trio of free agent wide receivers who could be on the Lions' radar.