Lions Place RB Isiah Pacheco on Injured Reserve

The Detroit Lions placed veteran running back Isiah Pacheco on injured reserve Tuesday due to a back injury, sidelining the team's primary backup for at least the first four games of the 2026 season. The move marks another setback for Pacheco during an injury-plagued first summer with the Lions. Pacheco, 27, signed a one-year, $1.81 million deal with Detroit in March after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he won two Super Bowls. The Lions brought him in to replace David Montgomery, who was traded to the Houston Texans in March, breaking up the "Sonic and Knuckles" tandem of Montgomery and star running back Jahmyr Gibbs.