DETROIT — The Lions shall be lacking considered one of their prime offensive weapons after they return house to face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Detroit dominated out Professional Bowl tight finish Sam LaPorta on Friday due to a shoulder damage. He hasn’t practiced all week.
Lions coach Dan Campbell described the damage as a sprained AC joint. LaPorta suffered it in the course of the second half of final weekend’s 26-23 street win towards the Houston Texans and was thought-about day-to-day.
“We do not really feel like that is one thing like, ‘Oh, man, this going to be a protracted, nagging damage.’ I believe we’ll get by way of it,” Campbell mentioned Monday.
LaPorta has the Lions’ third-most receiving yards (366) to go together with 25 receptions and three touchdowns in his second NFL season. He has 111 profession receptions with a possibility to surpass Keith Jackson (144) for essentially the most by a decent finish in his first two seasons.
