Detroit Lions OTAs are underway this week, but not every player is working out with the team. There are quite a few who are dealing with injuries in one form or another. Before Thursday’s practice session, Lions head coach Dan Campbell rattled off a lengthy list of players who would either be out or limited in the ensuing OTA session. Among them are the team’s top two draft picks, cornerbacks Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw. Nickel DB Brian Branch and safety Kerby Joseph were also out, making for a thin secondary at the team’s training facility in Allen Park. Not all the players are injured. With OTAs being voluntary activities, some players might be doing their own thing away from the facility this week. However, it leads to a lengthy list of 17 players named by Campbell who weren’t going to be participants in the one OTA session this week open to the media: LB Alex Anzalone CB Terrion Arnold OL Kayode Awosika LB Derrick Barnes DB Brian Branch DL John Cominsky EDGE Marcus Davenport OT Taylor Decker RB Jahmyr Gibbs S Kerby Joseph RB Zonovan Knight TE Sam LaPorta CB Emmanuel Moseley C Frank Ragnow CB Ennis Rakestraw DT DJ Reader QB Nate Sudfeld Decker, Joseph and Rakestraw have all had recent surgeries. Davenport, Reader, Moseley, Knight and Sudfeld are all still recovering from season-ending injuries in 2023, too. On the plus side, second-year QB Hendon Hooker was a full participant after missing most of his rookie campaign recovering from a torn ACL. Lions LT Taylor Decker details his offseason foot surgeries Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Lions Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Lions Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.
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