# Lions Switch Centers for Packers Game

> Detroit Lions pick Cade Mays over Juice Scruggs for Packers matchup.
- Title: Lions Switch Centers for Packers Game · Detroit Lions On SI
- Summary: Detroit Lions pick Cade Mays over Juice Scruggs for Packers matchup. Detroit Lions switch centers to Cade Mays for Packers game after coach Dan Campbell…
- Keywords: detroit lions, cade mays, juice scruggs, green bay packers, ford field, nfl, head coach dan campbell, quarterback jared goff, sports, Lions, Switch, Centers
- Source: Detroit Lions On SI — https://si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/why-lions-like-center-cade-mays-over-juice-scruggs-against-packers
- Published: 2026-10-21T13:23:19+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: detroit lions, cade mays, juice scruggs, green bay packers, ford field, nfl, head coach dan campbell, quarterback jared goff, sports
## Lions Center Change
Detroit Lions will have new center Cade Mays for Packers game at Ford Field.
## Coach Campbell's Decision
Head coach Dan Campbell said he was impressed with Cade Mays practice performance.
## Switching Centers
Lions switch from Juice Scruggs to Cade Mays after Mays signed three-year contract.
## Campbell's Reasoning
Campbell said Mays showed good work and they want to 'rip this band-aid off of Cade'.

> We really worked the heck out of Cade yesterday. He got some quality reps, and we would like to give him a go here. We’d like to just rip this band-aid off of Cade
## Scruggs' Performance
Scruggs played well in first quarter of 2026 NFL season.
## Campbell's Clarification
Campbell explained center role is different from guard position.

> I don’t see us doing that. You go around and around, and all these questions come in. It’s different than a guard. Jon, you know that. A guard and a center is totally different
## Quarterback Goff's View
Quarterback Jared Goff said Mays has improved through rehab and workouts.

> Yeah, Cade's been great. He's been on top of it through his time off and his rehab and I bet he'd say he's even stronger now than he was before the injury with all the workouts he's been doing
## Goff on Offensive Line
Goff said offensive line performance will determine 2026 team success.

> No, I had a lot of snaps with Cade from April until about a month and a half ago and then I had a lot of snaps with Juice from that point
## Team Strategy
Lions need offensive line to perform well in remaining 12 games.

> We can't do anything without those guys. We do have a really good skill group here, but they know and we know as an offense and as a team, we only go where they go
## Key takeaway

Detroit Lions switch centers to Cade Mays for Packers game after coach Dan Campbell praised his practice performance.