Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions have held their final practice of the preseason, a joint practice with the Houston Texans. Thursday was Day 17 of Lions training camp, and we have all the latest updates on the players’ injuries and their current statuses.
At the beginning of training camp, Lions coach Dan Campbell informed the media that he was hoping that Josh Paschal would be able to return from the NFI list in September. Unfortunately, Campbell gave an update on Paschal at his Thursday morning press conference, acknowledging he was not rehabilitating as fast as they’d hoped.
“I think Paschal could be a little later than we’d hoped,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday. “So that could sting a little bit.”
While not definitive, that likely means Paschal will start the season on the NFI, meaning he’ll likely have to miss the first four games of the season, at a minimum. The same logic can be applied to Frazier, who has also missed every practice of training camp. As for McNeill and Rodriguez, both were expected to stay on the PUP to start the season, as October has always been their target return-to-play date.
Colon and Hassanein continue to miss practices. Both absences have been expected, and they remain candidates to be placed on “injured reserve-return” at cutdowns. However, it’s worth noting that Colon was working with a trainer on Thursday with a big brace on his arm.
Wingo and Dorsey returned to practice earlier this week but have been limited to individual and group work only.
“He’s doing individuals, some group, he’s not going to get any team this week,” Campbell said of Wingo. “So, that makes (evaluating his ability to contribute) even harder, but we’ll see. We’ll see. At some point, we’re going to need him.”
Taylor returned Thursday after missing a few sessions.
Joseph was able to return to practice on Thursday, as Campbell had suggested earlier this week, and he didn’t waste much time jumping back into the action, even securing an interception during 7-on-7s.
Norris remains in the NFL concussion protocol, but he was on the field for the second straight day getting work with trainers.
During the last team series of practice, Glasgow appeared to injure his lower leg and needed to be tended to by trainers. He moved behind the players running the drill and exited to the locker room under...
