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The one story that I’m going to have to see it before believing it is about Daurice Fountain. Whether it was Patrick Edwards, Quintez Cephus, Jace Billingsley, or Tom Kennedy (etc, etc)… we have seen this type of story happen before and the end result didn’t materialize to anything. I mean, sure. Fountain being randomly good would be icing on the cake for the roster. Rooting for it, but I have doubts at this time from my realistic perspective.

2 career catches back in 2020 for a former 5th RD pick. Fountain’s training camp buzz is totally random.

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A lot of praise for Levi so far in camp.

An offseason to work on his game and body is totally different than an offseason devoted to coming back from major injury. Good for Levi.

[El Axe]

The one story that I’m going to have to see it before believing it is about Daurice Fountain. Whether it was Patrick Edwards, Quintez Cephus, Jace Billingsley, or Tom Kennedy (etc, etc)… we have seen this type of story happen before and the end result didn’t materialize to anything. I mean, sure. Fountain being randomly good would be icing on the cake for the roster. Rooting for it, but I have doubts at this time from my realistic perspective.

2 career catches back in 2020 for a former 5th RD pick. Fountain’s training camp buzz is totally random.

From what I've read, he's getting more first team reps than DPJ or Green.

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Detroit Lions Day 9 training camp observations, the Jake Bates experiment isn't working out

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[Cody_Russell]

From what I've read, he's getting more first team reps than DPJ or Green.

We just need one of Green, DPJ, and Fountain to eventually legit earn a roster spot. I hope it’s Green because he has the valuable three year cheap contract remaining. Also depending on how the rest of camp and preseason goes, it might make sense for the Lions to keep only 3 (St. Brown, Jamo, Raymond) or 4 WRs on the initial 53. Someone needs to earn a spot! There’s valuable depth at other positions and you would hate to lose someone due to keeping a WR that doesn’t standout. Time will tell. Long ways to go…

Plus hopefully Hooker closes the gap with his competition vs Sudfeld. Lions keeping Goff + Hooker at QB is going to be huge if they can do it. Hooker has to prove that he can be the backup.

[whatever_gong82]

I just signed up for the paid version of Justin Rogers' Substack blog, the sports columnist who used to work for the Detroit News. Here is today's article from him:

One Lions player at every position worth watching during joint practices

Justin Rogers
Aug 04, 2024



Training camp is on the move this week as the Detroit Lions are packing up and shipping out to New Jersey to conduct a pair of joint practices against the New York Giants, leading to the teams’ preseason opener Thursday night.

It’s a sequel to last year, when the Giants came to Allen Park for similar work with the Lions. The biggest difference in 2024 is Detroit’s a legitimate Super Bowl contender, already humming two weeks into the camp thanks to a healthy amount of continuity across the coaching staff and roster.

Still, there will be a head-swimming amount of action to watch this week. Here’s a player from each position we’re especially interested in tracking.



Quarterback: Hendon Hooker

Who else was it going to be? The Lions are conducting an open competition between Hooker and Nate Sudfeld for the right to back up Jared Goff, but it sure feels like Sudfeld has opened up a sizeable lead in the race through the first couple weeks of camp.

Of course, Sudfeld was balling in early August last year, too, before abruptly falling off a cliff prior to the signing of Teddy Bridgewater.

To be clear, Hooker has made some of the best throws of anyone so far, including Goff. When Hooker has time, sees it and can get square, his delivery is smooth and the placement is pristine. But those highlight plays are overshadowed by inconsistency. He frequently holds on to the ball too long and his accuracy is a throw-to-throw adventure.

There’s still plenty of reason to believe Hooker is the long-term backup plan, but unless he turns a corner the next couple weeks, the safer bet is the team carries three QBs to open the season and it’s Sudfeld who is active on game days.


Running back: Jermar Jefferson

Look, it’s a treat to watch Jahmyr Gibbs play football, but there’s not much mystery about what the dynamic dual-threat brings to Detroit’s offense. There is plenty of mystery about rookie Sione Vaki, but it’s Jefferson who has grabbed our attention with his recent performances.

The fourth-year running back hasn’t been able to crack the rotation since being selected in the seventh-round of the 2021 draft. He hasn’t even appeared in a regular season game since logging 15 carries for 74 yards as a rookie. But, man, he’s looked legitimate this camp. He’s been decisive as a runner, a contributor in the pass game, and noticeably improved in pass protection.

It’s really difficult to see a path to a roster spot, but if he practices against the Giants the way he has against his teammates, he’s going to give Detroit’s decision-makers something to think about.


Wide receiver: Daurice Fountain

There’s fluidity to the receiving depth chart, but Fountain has been making the most of his opportunities in the race to claim the No. 3 job. Outside of one bad practice, he’s made plenty of positive impressions, using his size and speed to have an impact downfield and in contested situations.

Beyond what he offers as a pass-catcher, it’s worth keeping tabs on how the Lions utilize him on special teams. He is an intriguing option at gunner, but I’m not sure his initial burst off the line of scrimmage is good enough to consistently beat opposing jammers at the snap.


Tight end: Shane Zylstra

Sam LaPorta needed just one season to establish himself among the league’s best at his position, while Brock Wright is versatile and steady. So what we’re watching is which of the remaining options stands out for the No. 3 job.

Veteran Parker Hesse — a former Iowa Hawkeye like LaPorta — got some love last week for his elevated performance once the pads came on, and James Mitchell has the incumbent advantage, but Zylstra has been making plays in the pass game two consecutive camps. With some obvious improvements as a blocker, it feels he’s on the cusp of breaking through.


Offensive line: Colby Sorsdal

I’d love to put Giovanni Manu in this space, but I’m expecting a rough week for the rookie offensive tackle. His rawness has been readily apparent through his first couples weeks in an NFL camp, which, honestly, should have been anticipated. In the long run, this ongoing baptism by fire will likely be beneficial, but it might look ugly for a little while.

Instead of the rookie, I’m more curious about Sorsdal’s second-year development as he battles veteran Dan Skipper for the right to be the first tackle off the bench should something happen to Taylor Decker or Penei Sewell. Of course, Detroit’s ongoing issues with guard depth might temporarily shift Sorsdal back inside, but it doesn’t make his year one to two growth any less interesting.


Edge rusher: Mitchell Agude

Marcus Davenport has looked impressive since getting medically cleared. If he maintains the momentum, he’s going to secure the starting job across the formation from Aidan Hutchinson. But I’m more interested in Agude, who is making a push for a roster spot after spending last season on the team’s practice squad.

Agude had a strong spring and has been stacking more good days since the team returned from its summer break. Long and lean, he has shown a nice combination of burst, agility and power. He’s feasted while rushing against Detroit’s backup offensive tackles, and I want to know if he can continue to have that kind of impact working against New York’s bookends.


Defensive tackle: Levi Onwuzurike

If they handed out awards for training camp, Onwuzurike would be the favorite to win comeback player of the year and most improved. Heck, he might even garner some votes for MVP. The hype you’ve been reading coming out of Allen Park is legitimate; the former second-round pick not only looks healthy, but, quite frankly, dominant.

For his size, Onwuzurike has a quick first step to go with a jarring punch. He finally looks like the guy the Lions thought they were drafting in 2021. He’s been seeing reps as a big end and also along the interior, wreaking havoc from both spots.

We’ve seen early-camp hype fizzle so many times over the years that we present every morsel of information with that warning, but I can’t get enough of a healthy, motivated Onwuzurike. He should be able to continue building on his offseason against a less-than-stellar Giants offensive line.


Linebacker: Jack Campbell

Campbell flashed some playmaking potential in the earlier stages of the offseason, but that hasn’t carried into camp. He’s still making plenty of plays, especially in the run game, but expectations are understandably sky high for the 2023 first-round pick who banked more than 600 snaps his rookie year.

Last year’s playing time rotation with Derrick Barnes was close to an even split. Early signs point to the Lions wanting to give Campbell a bigger piece of the pie in year two, but it’s been Barnes on a bit of heater the past week. Can the big, surly Hawkeye match that production or will he cede back some of that split?


Cornerback: Terrion Arnold

Second-rounder Ennis Rakestraw has been grabbing headlines with a trio of interceptions last week, but Arnold has also been holding his own while primarily playing with the first-team defense.

Watching Arnold battle a fresh set of receivers will add a layer of understanding regarding his readiness to be a Week 1 starter. It will be particularly exciting to see him revisit a college rivalry against Malik Nabers, the ultra-talented LSU receiver the Giants selected No. 6 overall in April.


Safety: Morice Norris

Yes, we absolutely need to keep tracking who is thriving among the trio of Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph and Ifeatu Melifonwu. They’ve been rotating, duking it out for the two starting jobs, although it’s probable all three see defensive snaps weekly.

There is also some intrigue further down the depth chart. Veteran C.J. Moore hasn’t been seeing a lot of team reps — potentially due to a minor injury — which has opened the door for a group of younger players. Brandon Joseph is cerebral and assignment-sound, while undrafted rookie Chelen Garnes isn’t afraid to lower his shoulder and deliver a pad-popping hit.

But it’s Norris who keeps earning a place in our notes with his steady play in the back end of the defense. The versatile defensive back did a little bit of everything for Fresno State last year, and seems to have natural instincts worthy of keeping around. If I was picking a UDFA to stick on the 53-man roster, he’s the leader in the clubhouse.


Special teams: Jake Bates

Bates closed last week with a rough showing, missing seven field goals and an extra point during Friday’s practice. He remains the only kicker on the roster as the team gives him time to settle down and settle in, but if he doesn’t find more consistency this week, the Lions will almost have to add another option to the mix when they get back home to Detroit.

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Paywall article from yesterday's News, with an update today.

Lions to embark on joint practices with Giants. What to expect

Nolan Bianchi
The Detroit News


Allen Park — The Detroit Lions are on their way to one of the greatest reprieves of the daily grind that comes with training camp: an opportunity to hit somebody else.

On Monday and Tuesday Detroit will partake in two joint practices with the Giants in New York before the two meet in a preseason game Thursday night at MetLife Stadium. It'll mark the second year in a row the Lions and Giants have practiced together; Detroit hosted last year ahead of a preseason game at Ford Field.


Lions head coach Dan Campbell called it an opportunity to get “unbelievable work.”

“We’ve been talking since spring and then we talked earlier this week, communicated with each other, so we’re ready to go, the scripts have been passed. … We already had it kind of set up, but the coordinators got with each other and so it’s ready to go,” Campbell said.

“It’s just a matter of us getting out there. But it’s going to be good. We’re going to get unbelievable work out there.”

A regular training camp practice features two coordinators with strong familiarity (especially in the Lions’ case, with defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn entering Year 4 at his post and offensive coordinator Ben Johnson going into Year 3).

In addition to getting new looks thrown their way, Lions cornerback Carlton Davis III said it’s an opportunity for teammates to bond after going at it for the last week-plus.

“It's always fun to practice, but when I get the chance to go against another jersey and it's for real, and I get a chance to bond with my team and we come together and face another foe,” Davis said, “it's always fun to do that.”

The Lions had joint practices with two opponents last year; they also hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars. Campbell said last September he scheduled the joint practices in an attempt to start the season on a better foot, “to solve issues that much faster.”

“I’ve kind of alluded to that, I think that helps,” Campbell said.



Tate on the call


Thursday's preseason game will see the broadcast debut of former Lions wide receiver Golden Tate.

Tate, who spent nearly five seasons in Detroit during his 11-year NFL career, is joining the Lions' preseason broadcast crew as an analyst, according to a release from the team. The crew will be comprised of play-by-play announcer Jason Ross Jr. and sideline reporter Dannie Rogers.

"When I signed with the Lions 10 years ago, I remember being impressed with the vision of the organization, and now I'm blown away by it," Tate said in a statement. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the preseason broadcasts with Jason and Dannie and to tell the stories of this Super Bowl-caliber group and share my experiences with the fans."

All three Lions preseason games will air locally on Fox 2 Detroit (WJBK).

Tate, 36, signed with the Lions in 2014 and was a part of two playoff teams. In Detroit, Tate played 71 games from 2014-18 and caught 416 passes for 4,741 yards with 22 touchdowns. He was traded at the 2018 trade deadline to the Philadelphia Eagles.



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[-Deborah-]

Zeitler, Arnold Being Evaluated for Injuries After Monday Practice

Rookie Terrion Arnold left practice with trainers Monday. Christian Booher | 1 Hour Ago

The Detroit Lions' first day of joint practices against the New York Giants was testy and physical. At the conclusion, two players are currently being evaluated for injuries.

Offensive guard Kevin Zeitler is being looked at for a shoulder injury, while rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold is being evaluated for a concussion according to reports.

Arnold was observed leaving the practice field with trainers late in the day. He took a big hit from Giants' offensive tackle Andrew Thomas on a run play on the perimeter during team drills. Thomas was pulling on the play and delivered a thump on the rookie cornerback.

Monday was the first opportunity for the Lions to square off against an opponent in 2024 after two weeks of intrasquad practices. It was a competitive environment, and multiple skirmishes broke out throughout the day.

The biggest skirmish came between the Lions' offense and the Giants' defense. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a pass and had the ball poked out by Dane Belton, to which St. Brown retaliated with a shove. This incited both teams, resulting in a brawl that broke off into multiple scrums between the two teams.

Arnold was with the Lions' starting defense, working opposite Carlton Davis at the cornerback position. Zeitler, meanwhile, is expected to be the team's starting right guard. A 12-year NFL veteran, Zeitler signed a one-year deal with the Lions in free agency.

The Giants and Lions will square off in practice once again Tuesday and are set to meet in the preseason opener on Thursday at MetLife Stadium.

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From the Detroit Football Network


Two projected starters for the Lions exit with potential injuries during first joint practice
Justin Rogers
Aug 5









East Rutherford — The Detroit Lions saw two key offseason additions exit practice to be evaluated for potential injuries during joint work with the New York Giants on Monday.

Right guard Kevin Zeitler left the field in the early stages of practice to get a shoulder issue looked at, while rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold exited for a concussion evaluation during a red zone sequence closer to the end of the day.

Zeitler was replaced in the lineup by Michael Niese, who spent much of last season on Detroit’s practice squad. The top guard off the bench for the team in 2023, Kayode Awosika, was returning from a two-practice absence and worked with the second-team offense on Monday.

Arnold got knocked from the action after absorbing a massive block from New York’s starting left tackle Andrew Thomas, who was pulling into the second level on a toss play to running back Devin Singletary.

Arnold has been working with the first-team defense most of training camp, opposite Carlton Davis III.

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Paid article from today's Justin Rogers' blog.

Lions camp observations: Temperature, tempers run hot first day of joint practices

Justin Rogers
Aug 5


East Rutherford, N.J. — Here are some observations from Monday’s joint practice between the Detroit Lions and New York Giants.


● While the two sides got in plenty of good work, the morning practice was defined by a number of post-whistle kerfuffles. It was hardly surprising given the added intensity of seeing another team for the first time, the number of jobs hanging in the balance, the high temperatures and equally high humidity.

My attention was focused squarely on Detroit’s defense throughout the day, but the roar of the crowd still alerted me to multiple, bench-clearing scrums on the far field, where the team’s offense battled the Giants defense. That included the first and biggest fracas, which started when Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown took offense to the ball being punched out late by a Giants defender.


On the side with the Lions defense, coaches moved to cool the temperatures by ending an 11-on-11 segment a couple minutes early after rookie safety Morice Norris delivered a punishing hit to a Giants running back on a dump-off over the middle.

Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn did what he could throughout the day to keep things from spilling over, but Alex Anzalone, Jack Campbell, Josh Paschal and Levi Onwuzurike all found themselves in the middle of some shoving matches as the morning progressed.


Honestly, I lost count, but wouldn’t be surprised if the skirmish tally hit double-digits. As we walked off the field to set up for post-practice interviews, MLive’s Kyle Meinke quipped, ‘We might be the only ones out here who didn’t throw a punch today.’

I was able to snag Anzalone heading to the locker room to gain his perspective as a veteran leader.

“Yeah, man, they were grabbing me and doing all this extra stuff,” he said. “I'm not letting them do that to me. Some things cross the line, and as a man, you have to say something, or you have to do something.

“…You don't want it, and coach tells us not to do it, and you start wondering if you're going to practice tomorrow, I guess,” Anzalone said. “Also, it's hot, people are tired, and you're going against someone you don't really know. At the end of the day, as much as it isn't a good thing, it's good that it develops team camaraderie.”


It didn’t take a sixth sense to see this was coming. I asked coach Dan Campbell before practice if he needed to emphasize to his players to keep their cool. Instead, he put the onus on the players, noting dumb decisions could be taken into account when roster decisions are made.

“Look, I told them, man, like we always do, we’re competing and we’re not pulling back,” Campbell said. “But this will be evaluated like a game, so if you do something that’s going to cost us in a game, that’s part of your evaluation.’ But we’ve got to go, we’ve got to get better, we can’t just be tiptoeing either.”


● I wanted to go back to Norris for a moment, because he remains the UDFA most likely to crack the 53-man roster, in my opinion. Obviously, a lot can change between now and the end of the month, but shortly before the aforementioned hit he delivered, Norris had a pass breakup on a shallow crossing pattern, immediately followed by a sack on a safety blitz.


● In one-on-one pass-rushing drills, the Giants offensive line fared pretty well against Detroit’s defensive ends and tackles, just not Alim McNeill. The fourth-year interior lineman is on a different level right now, tossing aside a blocker on one rep and driving another one deep into the pocket before ripping past them on another.

Aidan Hutchinson slipped on one rep, resulting in him being pancaked, but that came after he got past former Michigan offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield with a wicked spin move to the inside.


● The nickel competition remains the most interesting in camp. In this practice, all three options — Emmanuel Mosely, Amik Robertson and Ennis Rakestraw — saw slot snaps with the first-team defense. Additionally, Terrion Arnold flexed his versatility by taking some nickel reps with the second unit, prior to exiting for a concussion evaluation.


● The Giants offense looks much-improved coming into the 2024 season, with superior pass-game weapons for quarterback Daniel Jones. In the early going, the unit was efficient through the air outside of a successful blitz by linebacker Derrick Barnes that nearly resulted in a Carlton Davis interception. But as the day progressed, the won reps were closer to 50/50.

With the second-team defense, edge rusher Mitchell Agude popped late with a pressure that forced an incompletion, followed by a tipped pass at the line of scrimmage that running back Dante Miller somehow still managed to catch.


● Practice closed with a red zone segment. Detroit’s defense gave up an early first-down, but tightened the clamps inside the 5-yard line with a backside run stop by Barnes, an excellent coverage rep by Anzalone that forced a Jones throwaway, and a goal line stop on a cross-body throw from the QB to rookie receiver Malik Nabers.

Detroit’s offense needed just one play to hit paydirt as quarterback Jared Goff found Jameson Williams open in the middle of the field for an 18-yard score.

To get some additional work for those top groups, the sides ran it back with the Giants getting a stop. Edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux started things off by dropping running back Jahmyr Gibbs for a loss of yardage, and the series ended with safety Isaiah Simmons breaking up a low throw at the goal line intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown.


● It wound up being negated by a holding call inside, but it was cool to have the end zone view for a touchdown run by rookie Sione Vaki. He got low and compact coming through the hole and showed good vision with a subtle cut to get into the end zone.

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Pressers and scrums: There's no such thing as too many reps for Hendon Hooker

Justin Rogers
Aug 5



East Rutherford, N.J. — Joint practices should be beneficial to every player on the roster, but it’s within reason to suggest they mean a little more to Hendon Hooker.

The second-year quarterback was sidelined for training camp his rookie season while rehabbing his way back from the torn ACL that ended his college career. Currently locked in a battle for Detroit’s backup job behind starter Jared Goff, and struggling to keep pace with nine-year veteran Nate Sudfeld, Hooker needs every rep he can get to sharpen his ability to process faster and live up to the potential he was showing during a Heisman-caliber final season at Tennessee.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s us or it’s them or it’s a game, he just needs reps and reps and reps” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “He goes to bed and he needs reps and he wakes up and he needs reps. So this is — any time he can be out there and run the offense and function it’s going to be good for him.”




Hooker got the fewest reps of Detroit’s quarterbacks on Monday while leading the third-team offense, but even when he wasn’t operating in a full-team setting, he was off to the side, quietly working through this offseason’s adjustment to his mechanics.

“Every situation is pretty much a new experience for me,” Hooker said after the day’s practice. “(I’m) taking the good and the bad away from any play that I have, just continue to learn and get better every day. Don’t make the same mistakes twice.”

While trying to fend off the challenge of Hooker, Sudfeld has simultaneously embraced serving as a mentor to his young teammate. When you’ve been around the league for a while, it gets easier to separate the competition from the personal relationships you forge with teammates.

“I don't think (the competition) gets between our personal relationship at all,” Sudfeld said. “I really want to see him be great. I think Hendon has a ton of talent. He's a great kid, smart, has all the things that you want, all the foundational things that you want to be a great player. It's definitely hard. It takes a little bit, especially coming off an injury. I understand, it just takes a little bit to kind of put it all together. But he's done some really, really great things, and I think he's going to be a great player in this league.”



● Sam LaPorta suffered an injury in practice last week and was a non-participant on Monday. He still made the trip to New York, as did defensive tackle DJ Reader. Both worked with a trainer on the indoor field during the early part of the morning’s session.

The way Campbell talked about LaPorta’s injury, it sounds like the second-year tight end will miss days, not weeks.



● Detroit’s defensive line wasn’t as good Monday as it has been the first couple weeks of camp, but those improvements have been generating some buzz. Obviously, there are some new additions, including edge rusher Marcus Davenport, but the biggest upgrade might be veteran position coach Terrell Williams.

I asked Campbell what kind of impact Williams was having on the group.

“Well, it’s back to the fundamentals, and I think sometimes, if you’re not careful, you throw so much at players that they’re trying to think of everything you just threw at them instead of working it one at a time,” Campbell said. “You can only work one thing at a time. You try to do two, you’ll never — you just can’t. The brain doesn’t work that way. So I feel like he’s really just broken it down into pieces and he’s got these guys playing fast, fundamental, sound football. He's knowledgeable and he understands how to get his point across.”

Those comments echo what Aidan Hutchinson said about Williams last week. Detroit’s star pass rusher praised his new coach for simplifying the plan when getting after the quarterback.

“All we're really focused on is getting off the ball, striking blocks and the rest of it will take care of itself,” Hutchinson said. “I feel like that mindset is very liberating for a lot of D-lineman.”




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Time to move on. This guy has some sort of health issue that makes his joints/ligaments susceptible to injury, IMO.

Report: Detroit Lions' Emmanuel Moseley out indefinitely with torn pec Andrew Birkle
Detroit Free Press

The incredibly bad injury luck continues for Detroit Lions cornerback Emmanuel Moseley.

After tearing his ACL in back-to-back seasons and playing in just one game last year, Moseley has suffered a torn pec while practicing and is out indefinitely, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Moseley initially signed with the Lions last offseason as part of a revamped secondary including cornerback Cam Sutton, but neither player had the expected impact, as Sutton was released this offseason due to legal issues. The Lions brought back Moseley on another short deal this offseason and he told the Free Press last week he was finally feeling healthy and was glad to be back on the field.

The timeline for a torn pec can vary a bit, but almost always leads to an extended absence. Last year, free-agent addition C.J. Gardner-Johnson also tore his pec and was out for most of the season before making a return near the very end of the year, which was described as a quick recovery by Lions coach Dan Campbell.

The Lions are on the East Coast, practicing with the New York Giants this week ahead of their first preseason game Thursday night.

[BJK]

Time to move on. This guy has some sort of health issue that makes his joints/ligaments susceptible to injury, IMO.

Report: Detroit Lions' Emmanuel Moseley out indefinitely with torn pec Andrew Birkle
Detroit Free Press

The incredibly bad injury luck continues for Detroit Lions cornerback Emmanuel Moseley.

After tearing his ACL in back-to-back seasons and playing in just one game last year, Moseley has suffered a torn pec while practicing and is out indefinitely, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Moseley initially signed with the Lions last offseason as part of a revamped secondary including cornerback Cam Sutton, but neither player had the expected impact, as Sutton was released this offseason due to legal issues. The Lions brought back Moseley on another short deal this offseason and he told the Free Press last week he was finally feeling healthy and was glad to be back on the field.

The timeline for a torn pec can vary a bit, but almost always leads to an extended absence. Last year, free-agent addition C.J. Gardner-Johnson also tore his pec and was out for most of the season before making a return near the very end of the year, which was described as a quick recovery by Lions coach Dan Campbell.

The Lions are on the East Coast, practicing with the New York Giants this week ahead of their first preseason game Thursday night.

Just saw this. What a bummer. By all accounts, he was having a really good TC.

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Damn

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That stinks, though I did have concerns about how the db depth chart was gonna shake out with all the new additions. Guess that answers that

[Dan V]

Damn he was on a cheap one year deal ( under 3 million) and it was a prove yourself year.
Looks like Hey Arnold is the man now.