Detroit Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu needed surgery on his dislocated left finger. After attempting to work his way back from being placed on injured reserve, ...

Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu has had two stints on injured reserve this season, but he's contributed well for Detroit's ...

Detroit Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu has dealt with multiple injuries over the course of his four seasons in the NFL. In 2024 alone, he's done two stints on the injured reserve list. Ankle and ...

Detroit Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu (6) warms up before the game between Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

Will Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu make his 2024 season debut in Week 16 against the Chicago Bears? The oft-injured safety has spent the entire season on the Lions' injured reserve list ...

Chicago — At the end of the 2023 season, few defenders were making more of an impact than Detroit Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu. One could not help but be intrigued in a defensive backfield that ...

Melifonwu (hand) is active for Sunday's game against the Bears. Melifonwu was sidelined for the Lions' first 14 regular-season games due to ankle and hand injuries, but the 25-year-old safety will ...

Melifonwu (hand) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice. On the same day he was designated to return from injured reserve, Melifonwu started out strong with a full practice in the Lions ...

Late last season, safety Ifeatu Melifonwu became one of the quiet x-factors for the Detroit Lions' defense on the way to the NFC Championship Game. But injuries kept him off the field until Sunday.

The Lions, who declined comment Saturday evening, waived Joseph and return man Maurice Alexander, activated Ifeatu Melifonwu from injured reserve and signed three players off the practice squad ...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions activated safety Ifeatu Melifonwu from injured reserve on Saturday, putting him a step closer to making his season debut. Melifonwu was listed as ...