Lions Top 10 Injury News of 2025: #9 Marcus Davenport Pec & Shoulder

Could Davenport finally prove his health?

After having lost the majority of consecutive seasons due to injury, Marcus Davenport wasn’t generating much fan confidence entering the 2025 season. But the Lions were still counting on him as a starter to provide a solid EDGE presence opposite Aidan Hutchinson.

The unrequited hope of pass rushing help is why Davenport’s injury claims a spot in the Top 10 Lions Injury News of the 2025 Season.

The Injury - Right shoulder vs pec (September 14, 2025)

Unfortunately, it only took until Week 2 for the fears to become founded as Davenport went down with a significant injury.

The injury was initially listed as a shoulder, and then changed to a chest, and later back to a shoulder again. There was a report that he had a pec strain which would fit a “chest” designation.

The curious, fluctuating, body-part listing made me suspect that there were two separate issues going on - a pec and a shoulder.

The Rest of The Season

After missing nine games and returning in Week 13 (November 27), Davenport would intermittently exhibit residual discomfort the rest of the season. It doesn’t appear he ever fully recovered.

Here is a video from Week 16 (December 21) where his right shoulder appears to be bothering him:

Davenport finished the 2025 season having played in eight games. He recorded just one sack, one TFL, and three QB hits.

Current Status

The Lions have since moved on from Davenport by adding a low medical concern Derrick Moore in the second round of the draft, along with multiple free agents like DJ Wonnum.

Currently, Davenport remains an unsigned free agent, and his health and reliability concerns are a major reason for that.