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ArticleDetroit Lions RB Isiah Pacheco has surgery, will miss ‘significant’ timeSeptember 14, 2026

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This offseason, the Lions signed Pacheco to a one-year, $1.81 million contract in the hopes he could take over the RB2 role following the trade of David Montgomery.

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Pacheco's RB2 role now in flux with Vaki and Saylors competing for backup work.

Pacheco was signed to a one-year, $1.81 million contract to take over the RB2 role following David Montgomery's trade, but with Jahmyr Gibbs taking over a bigger role, Detroit invested less in the backup position; his injury opens the door for Sione Vaki and Jacob Saylors to compete for backup carries.