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The corner half of the Detroit Lions Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was placed Thursday on a injured reserve with an injury at the end of the season. He then went to social networks to request the negative messages he apparently received to arrest.
Rakestraw, 23, injured in the shoulder during a tackle exercise on Sunday and underwent a shoulder operation at the end of the season on Thursday.
He first presented himself on social networks after surgery on Friday with a positive message.
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Ennis Rakestraw Jr., n ° 15 of the Lions of Detroit, looks at the touch before an NFL football match against the Rams of Los Angeles in Ford Field on September 8, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan. (Cooper Neill / Getty Images)
“God has all the answers and I will never question him .. but really sorry #Detroit”, posted Rakestraw on X.
An hour after publishing this, Rakestraw went to X to plead with fans.
“And leave (direct message) saying that I am about to have myself cut,” posted Rakestraw.
The Lions have selected Rakestraw with their second round choice in the NFL 2024 draft of Missouri. However, Rakestraw only played eight games last year due to an injury.
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Detroit’s Lions’ Lions Half Ennis Rakestraw Jr. directed exercises during NFL football training on Monday July 28, 2025 in Allen Park, Mich. (AP photo / Ryan Sun)
Rakestraw did not start any of these games and accumulated six -plated combined.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell expressed his sympathy for Rakestraw.
“You hate for the child,” said Campbell earlier this week. “It is not his fault, just one of these difficult offers. All you can do is try to improve it and rehabilitate, come back stronger and move on.”
The Los Angeles Loaders Los Angeles Loaders receiver, Keandre Lambert-Smith (84), catches a pass in front of the Detroit Lions Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (9) in the first half of the pre-season game of the Professional Football Home Football Temple on Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Canton, Ohio. (AP photo / David Richard)
Rakestraw played in the hall of the Hall of Fame last week against Los Angeles in charge, when they lost 34-7.
Rakestraw played the four seasons in Missouri. In 36 career games, he had 107 combined plated, 24 defensive passes, an interception, three forced escapes and a recovery escape.
The next Lions pre-season match is against the Falcons of Atlanta on Friday at 7:00 p.m. he.
