Add Tyrell Williams to the list of Lions players dealing with minor injuries heading into the end of training camp. The team’s top wide receiver is sidelined from practice while dealing with a hamstring injury.
The injury is not considered serious, per head coach Dan Campbell’s pre-practice comments on Wednesday. Williams is fully expected to be in the lineup when the Lions face the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, but he will not play in Friday night’s preseason finale against the Indianapolis Colts.
Williams is the top receiver on the depth chart and is expected to be Jared Goff’s top target in both volume and yardage in 2021. He has a 1,000-yard receiving season (2016) under his belt with the then-San Diego Chargers and prior experience in Los Angeles with Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn, who was his head coach for the Chargers. Williams missed the 2020 season.
Starting running back D’Andre Swift remains more sketchy in terms of Week 1 availability. Swift did get ample practice time on Tuesday and does have time to rest and rehabilitate his injured groin for a couple of weeks before the regular season opener.
