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The Lions added the fourth UFL WR in the past week in Lawrence Keys of the Houston Gamblers. Keys brings youth and lots of recent returner experience to the table. But there are some medical concerns.
Here is the excerpt from the Lawrence Keys Medical Report:
Medical concern level ranges from 0 (no concern) to 10 (extreme).
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information and are unverified - subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Medical Concern Level: 5/10
Credit Dr. Kyle Trimble at BangedUpBills.com for hard-to-find injury details on Keys.
Keys appears to have a recurrent history of foot injuries over the past three years, which raises significant reliability concerns. There are no specific diagnoses, which means we don’t know if these are recurrent issues or separate injuries. The severity of injuries is also hard to assess for fringe roster players since they can get injury waived partially for skill reasons.
On the positive side, Keys had a healthy 2026 season in the UFL. Also, his age is young and provides long-term upside.
In the 2026 UFL season with the Houston Gamblers, Keys caught 24 balls for 349 yards. On punt returns, he had 11 with an 11.2 yard average. On kickoff returns, he had 19 with a 27.3 yard average. All this recent return experience could give him a leg up in the competition to make the Lions’ roster.
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This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Detroit Lions 2026 Free Agency: WR Lawrence Keys Injury Report
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Here is the excerpt from the Lawrence Keys Medical Report:
Medical concern level ranges from 0 (no concern) to 10 (extreme).
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information and are unverified - subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Lawrence Keys, WR (26)
Medical Concern Level: 5/10
- 2026 (Gamblers): 10/10 games played.
- 2025 (Gamblers): 8 games. Possible ankle/foot injury landed him on IR.
- 2024 (Bills): Foot injury and waived.
- 2023 College (Tulane): Sprained foot.
- 2020: Concussion.
Credit Dr. Kyle Trimble at BangedUpBills.com for hard-to-find injury details on Keys.
Keys appears to have a recurrent history of foot injuries over the past three years, which raises significant reliability concerns. There are no specific diagnoses, which means we don’t know if these are recurrent issues or separate injuries. The severity of injuries is also hard to assess for fringe roster players since they can get injury waived partially for skill reasons.
On the positive side, Keys had a healthy 2026 season in the UFL. Also, his age is young and provides long-term upside.
In the 2026 UFL season with the Houston Gamblers, Keys caught 24 balls for 349 yards. On punt returns, he had 11 with an 11.2 yard average. On kickoff returns, he had 19 with a 27.3 yard average. All this recent return experience could give him a leg up in the competition to make the Lions’ roster.
For more Lions coverage, follow us on X, @TheLionsWire, and give our Facebook page a like. Follow Jimmy on X, @JimmyLiaoMD
This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Detroit Lions 2026 Free Agency: WR Lawrence Keys Injury Report
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