3 Lions Making Their Final Playoff Run With Detroit in 2025

Over the past handful of years as the Detroit Lions have built a powerhouse in the NFC, they've had one particular luxury not afforded to very many NFL teams: Continuity.

Of course, the Lions have had to take on change just like nearly every other team in the NFL, but they have had a lot of roster carryover from year to year which has helped them build something as special as what we've seen for the last two or three seasons. But what goes up in the NFL must come down.

Every team eventually has guys age out of their contracts or become too expensive to keep everyone around, and the Lions are getting close to reaching that point. With as much success as this team has had, who might be entering their last playoff run in Detroit this season?

3 Detroit Lions entering their last playoff run for the franchise

1. Kevin Zeitler and/or Graham Glasgow, offensive guards

It's not going to be all the biggest names who will be on the way out after this season, but one area where the Lions could be looking at a slight "overhaul" if you want to call it that is on the interior offensive line.

Frank Ragnow remains the key pivot and anchor for the interior offensive line, but the Lions have two relatively old offensive guards flanking him. That could end up working in their favor as the price of top-tier offensive guard play has increased substantially in recent years, but Graham Glasgow will be 33 before next season and Kevin Zeitler will turn 35 in March.

It's not out of the question to think that one or both of these players could be replaced through the 2025 NFL Draft where the Lions are routinely projected to go after any of the maulers available late in round one.