For a young player like Ennis Rakestraw trying to find his role, that doesn't leave a lot of room for more snaps. Rakestraw barely saw the field as a rookie in 2024. A second-round cornerback from ...

After a disappointing first season in the NFL, Detroit Lions 2024 second-round pick and cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. revealed the original plan for his rookie season was to play in the slot.

Between safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph, and cornerbacks Terrion Arnold, DJ Reed, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and Amik Robertson, there's no shortage of options in the defensive backfield.

The 2025 NFL schedule will be released on Wednesday, though the Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10 and the Chicago Bears in ... Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. improve ...

Chicago Bears rookie Luther Burden is still steaming over his perceived draft snub. Burden was a 5-star recruit out of high school and went to Missouri. He was a first-team All-SEC player in 2023 ...

Bears HC Ben Johnson commented on building out ... Lions GM Brad Holmes echoed Campbell’s excitement for Rakestraw but admitted they couldn’t be forced to depend on him after an injury-filled ...

Bears WR Devin Duvernay said he opted to sign ... Lions GM Brad Holmes echoed Campbell’s excitement for Rakestraw but admitted they couldn’t be forced to depend on him after an injury-filled ...

The Detroit Lions made a pair of additions to their cornerbacks room in the 2024 NFL draft, with the team springing for Terrion Arnold in the first round before taking Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the ...

The Lions signed D.J. Reed to start at one outside cornerback spot and added Avante Maddox and Rock Ya-Sin for depth one year after trading for Carlton Davis, signing Amik Robertson in free agency and ...

“I knew we had to be in corner market,” Holmes said. “That’s not anything against Rakestraw. We’re still excited about Rakestraw, but unfortunately he had injuries and he wasn’t ...