It was Week 2, and the Lions were warming up to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home. After the game, Lions coach Dan ...

A second-round pick out of Missouri, Lions cornerback Ennis Rakestraw played sparingly on defense this season because of ...

The Lions opened the 21-day practice window for rookie cornerback Ennis Rakestraw on Thursday. The Lions held a light ...

The Detroit Lions were predicted to take a page out of last year's NFL Draft playbook in the first two rounds of this year's ...

Detroit elevated defensive lineman Chris Smith and cornerback Stantley Thomas-Oliver from the practice squad for Saturday's ...

Cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. is using his injury-shortened rookie season as fuel to come back stronger and be a big part of ...

The Detroit Lions did some last-minute tinkering with the roster ahead of Saturday night's matchup in the NFC Divisional ...

Not returning for divisional round ...

Rakestraw (hamstring/illness) was a non-participant in practice Tuesday.

Ennis Rakestraw played a grand total of 46 defensive snaps this season. He missed more games (nine) than he played (eight) and spent more hours in the training room than he count. But as he looks ...