A major change could be coming to the Detroit Lions offensive line.
Speaking with reporters at the NFL’s league meetings, Lions head coach Dan Cembell said he’s considering switching All-Pro right tackle Penei Sewell to left tackle for the 2026 season.
“That’s easy. I’ve talked to him. We’re ready to do that, if need be. I don’t want to say that right now I’m going to commit to that, but that’s, I mean, we’re ready to do that,” Campbell said at the NFL annual league meeting. “And all he wants is a couple of days is to work his left hand in the stance a little bit.
“It’s a little bit like riding a bike for him. He’ll be fine. He’ll be fine. He’ll bank some reps and be able to do it. He gives us that flexibility. If you’re asking me, I’d like to move him. I would. I would like to move him to left.”
Sewell, who enters his sixth season with the Lions, is a four-time Pro Bowler with three first-team AP All-Pro honors in his career, primarily as a right tackle.
Sewell has played 647 regular-season snaps at left tackle, one at right guard and 4,619 snaps at right tackle in his NFL career, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.
The Lions offensive line has gone through a major shift this offseason with the team releasing veteran lineman Graham Glasgow and starting left tackle Taylor Decker, who was alosn the team’s longest-tenured player.
They added former Panthers center Cade Mays, Dolphins lineman Larry Borom and veteran guard Ben Bartch while acquiring Juice Scruggs from the Texans in the David Montgomery trade.
