Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions are starting to get much healthier as Week 1 of training camp comes to a close. Full injury updates here.
After approaching the first few days of training camp practice with some caution, the Detroit Lions had a pretty full roster of healthy players on Saturday. Their sixth camp practice—and first in front of season-ticket holders—featured six players either returning from injury or making their first appearance in training camp.
It’s a sign that the Lions are ramping up and could be in a much better injury situation than it looked like when camp opened last Sunday. Here are the full details from Saturday’s practice.
No changes to this list or updates on any of these players.
The Lions got a whole slew of guys back at practice Saturday. Most notably, Tyleik Williams was back after missing Friday’s practice for “personal reasons,” per Dan Campbell.
Additionally, Anzalone and Muhammad made their first appearances on the field. Both only did walkthroughs and spent the majority of their time with trainers on the hill, but it was a step in the right direction. After practice, Anzalone was asked if the progress on the field was a sign of progress in contract negotiations. He answered with a blunt, “No.”
Lopez and Rakestraw returned after missing several days of practice, and both received some limited team reps.
Vaki has remained sidelined for nearly a week now, and he has not been working with trainers on the sideline. It’s unknown what Kennelly is dealing with, but he was running at a good pace with a trainer on Saturday.
Thomas-Oliver left Saturday’s practice early with a reported hamstring injury. Joseph was an unexplained absence. At this point, it isn’t clear if it’s injury-related or not.
