An injury update on the Detroit Lions during Day 3 of OTAs.
The Detroit Lions had several players missing from Friday’s Organized Team Activity—the team’s third session of the week. Prior to practice, coach Dan Campbell said they were being extra cautious with many players this time of year because they don’t need to push it.
“We’re just trying to be smart,” Campbell said. “We’ve got little dings here and there, and so we’re just trying to make sure everybody’s good. So, this is the time of year to make sure that we’re being a little more conservative with those type of things. And they’re here, they’re in meetings, and so everybody’s locked in.”
Here’s a look at the specific players who were missing or limited based on my own observations.
Of note, prior to practice, Campbell listed 21 players who were either limited or wouldn’t be participating in the practice.
He also mentioned that there were only two players who were not at the facility. Though he didn’t name them, it appears they are Frank Ragnow and Alex Anzalone, as both were not seen at practice and were not on Campbell’s list of 21 players in attendance who would not be full participants.
This is a list of players who were spotted at practice, but were either limited at practice, working with trainers, or did not appear to participate at all:
TeSlaa had his jersey on and spent his time during practice with a trainer. He was running at a pretty good pace, so this looks particularly cautionary. Campbell specifically said they were taking it easier on the rookies, who have had a busy offseason preparing for the draft.
Yeboah, who had a jersey and helmet, was side by side with TeSlaa for most of the trainer work.
Williams went through walkthroughs at the beginning of practice but was held out of full-team drills.
Reader didn’t have a jersey on but was working out with a trainer along with TeSlaa and Yeboah.
Campbell participated in most of the walkthrough, but was left out of team drills. He told media afterward that he had a “little thing” done on his hip this offseason but has been doing walkthroughs all offseason.
“You know, if I could, I’d be out there,” Campbell said. “And I’m out there doing—trying to do all I can do. So participating in every walkthrough...