For Detroit Lions defensive end Austin Bryant, it’s been an injury-plagued start to his NFL career but things are starting to come together in 2022 and he is making the most of this year’s training camp.
Injured in his senior season at Clemson (ankle, pectoral), Bryant fell to the fourth round before he was selected by the Lions with pick No. 117 overall. He spent the first half of his rookie year on injured reserve (shoulder) and wasn’t able to find the field until the final four games of the regular season. Unfortunately, he re-injured his pectoral in the season finale and opened the 2020 season on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list, where he remained for the first half of his second season.