It’s just one week and it’s exhibition season, but Lions wide receiver Tom Kennedy is off to a roaring start. Now that every NFL team has played at least one preseason game, Kennedy sits atop the league in receiving yardage.
Kennedy caught eight passes for 104 yards in the Lions’ preseason-opening loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He had 12 targets, including the final one that fell to the Ford Field turf while he was bracketed in coverage by Falcons defenders. It was a sterling 2022 debut for the former lacrosse star.
Kennedy was the only player in the league to top the century mark in receiving yards in the first week of preseason action. Kristian Wilkerson of the Patriots stalled at 99. Buffalo’s Isaiah Hodgins topped Kennedy in catches with nine, but the Bills WR managed just 77 yards.
It’s a nice kickoff for Kennedy in his effort to make the Lions. Now entering his fourth season in Detroit, Kennedy has bounced between the active roster and practice squad since 2019. He’s caught six passes for 54 yards in 10 career games–all in 2021, plus Kennedy famously threw a 75-yard TD pass to Kalif Raymond on a gadget play in the season-ending win over the Packers.
