Pride of Detroit
Detroit Lions fans have been eagerly awaiting news on the fate of cornerback D.J. Reed and Terrion Arnold, both of whom suffered injuries against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Monday afternoon, coach Dan Campbell offered somewhat optimistic updates on both players.
Starting with Reed, who had to be carted off after suffering a hamstring injury during a coverage rep, Campbell noted that he will be down “a while,” but it’s not a season-ending injury.
“He’s going to be down for a while, but the good news is it’s not a season-ender. We will get him back, it looks like,” Campbell said.
When asked to clarify if Reed will go on injured reserve—meaning he’d be ineligible to play for at least four games—Campbell was non-committal, but gave a hint that those four games could be around when Detroit could expect Reed back.
“Could be, could be. It’ll be close, I think. It could be in that range,” Campbell said.
As for Arnold, who suffered a shoulder injury while making a second-half tackle against the Browns, it sounds like only this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals is in quesiton.
“I don’t think this is a huge thing, but the question is: Is he going to be ready for this week?” Campbell said. “That would be really the question. And if it’s not this week, he should be back by next week for sure.”
With Detroit’s two starters potentially down this week, Campbell expressed confidence in the group of guys they have among their reserves, including Amik Robertson, Rock-Ya Sin, Khalil Dorsey, and Avonte Maddox.
“Our next guys up get reps. They get real reps. They get our speed, our work, running our plays. So they’re expected to step in and we don’t lose a beat,” Campbell said. “They know that. That’s the expectation here and that’s the standard. Whether it’s Dorse(y) or Rock, they’re going to be ready to go. They’re going to step up. We’re not going to miss a beat. That’s the whole point.”
But with Erick Hallett being the only defensive back on the practice squad, Campbell did admit that they may need to find a cornerback to help them round out a practice roster.
“I think we would look for somebody for help. I haven’t talked to Brad (Holmes) yet about all of this. So we’ll discuss this,” Campbell said. “But we may need somebody for help for practice at a minimum. So, we’ll discuss it.
