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Eric Woodyard
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions positioned rookie security Dan Jackson on the injured reserve listing after he left Sunday’s apply with a leg damage.
The Lions mentioned there isn’t any timetable for his return, however head coach Dan Campbell mentioned the damage “does not look good.”
“It appears to be like like he is gonna be down for some time,” Campbell mentioned.
Jackson was drafted by the Lions within the seventh spherical out of Georgia. Even because the 230th general choose, he was seen as a possible sleeper after incomes third-team All-SEC Honors in his first season as a full-time starter in 2024.
He completed third on the crew in whole tackles (64) whereas incomes a repute as one of many Bulldogs’ most dependable defenders in school.
Jackson was motivated to contribute to the crew in any method, together with on particular groups.
“There’s about 1,000,000 issues right here that may occur with it,” Campbell mentioned of Jackson’s damage. “All I can let you know is that he is on IR proper now. So, I want I may offer you extra.”
Detroit’s 2024 second-round choose, CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr., suffered a shoulder damage in Sunday’s apply that can trigger him to overlook time.
“Powerful to say. It is a shoulder,” Campbell mentioned. “I believe it is going to be some time at finest.”
