Detroit Lions missing 9 players at first practice of week before finale

ALLEN PARK -- Dan Campbell has sounded for illustration he plans connected it being business arsenic accustomed arsenic nan Detroit Lions participate nan finale, eliminated from nan playoffs.

But moreover nan Lions coach noted that being questionable nether those circumstances could mean thing different. We’ll spot really nan week plays out, but nan Lions were missing 9 players from their first believe of nan week connected Wednesday.

Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, correct tackle Penei Sewell, linebacker Alex Anzalone and protect lineman Alim McNeill were among those not spotted during nan model unfastened to reporters. Also missing were violative linemen Christian Mahogany, Trystan Colon, Devin Cochran and information Thomas Harper.

St. Brown has been dealing pinch knee and ankle injuries successful caller weeks. The All-Pro receiver sewage wounded precocious successful nan nonaccomplishment to nan Minnesota Vikings past week, too. Sewell missed a mates of plays but returned to decorativeness nan crippled successful Minnesota.

Harper suffered his 2nd concussion of nan period against nan Vikings. And Anzalone was ruled retired precocious owed to concussion protocol, arsenic well.

McNeill had been moving backmost from an ACL wounded that kept him disconnected nan section for astir a year. But nan protect lineman played only 14 snaps aft re-aggravating an abdominal wounded that deemed him questionable earlier nan game.

Of note, halfway Graham Glasgow and near tackle Taylor Decker were practicing successful nan snowfall connected Wednesday. Campbell pointed to Glasgow emotion amended erstwhile asked what their plans were astatine halfway aft nan Cleveland Browns signed Kingsley Eguakun.

The Lions coach besides said that while Decker has been dealing pinch enarthrosis issues each season, nan scheme is for him to play successful nan finale. Decker missed past week’s crippled owed to an unwellness that added him to nan wounded study hours earlier nan Christmas crippled began.

“Yeah, I mean, nan scheme is to get Decker going,” Campbell said. “He wants to play. I mean, he wanted to play past week, but he looked for illustration he was astir six inches from nan grave. It was unfortunate. But barring thing this week, he’ll beryllium fresh to go.”

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