There might be 85 players on the Detroit Lions roster after the flurrying roster activity on Tuesday, but only 75 were active at practice.
A full 10 players were idled from practice on Tuesday night, the final training camp practice session open to the public.
The players who were out, in alphabetical order:
- DT Miles Brown (undisclosed injury)
- OL Tyrell Crosby (hamstring)
- CB Corn Elder (leg)
- DE Da’Shawn Hand (ankle)
- TE T.J. Hockenson (hip)
- RB Dedrick Mills (undisclosed)
- NT John Penisini (lower body)
- RB D’Andre Swift (groin)
- DT Nick Williams (COVID-19)
- TE Brock Wright (undisclosed)
Swift appeared worse for the wear on Tuesday night. After participating in light conditioning work on Monday, Swift was completely idled for Tuesday’s practice. That’s not a good sign of progress, unfortunately.
In addition to the players who were out, backup QB Tim Boyle was extremely limited in practice. Boyle suffered an ankle injury in the preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills and is sporting a brace on the ankle. The Lions signed QB Jordan Ta’amu to help take reps for Boyle and third-stringer David Blough, who is actively participating but dealing with shoulder tightness.
The good news: second-round DE Levi Onwuzurike was a full participant for the first time all summer, and he bagged a sack on the very first rep of team drills.
