Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes was back at the team facility this week for the first time since his Week 3 leg injury that will likely cost him the rest of the 2024 season. For the past few months, Barnes has been in the very early stages of recovery after surgery to repair MCL and PCL tears. He’s been doing physical therapy in West Lafayette while sporting crutches and a brace. Now, the crutches are gone, the brace is off, and he couldn’t be more thrilled to join his teammates and coaches back in Allen Park.
“Got to see everybody, I got to see the coaches bring joy to me,” Barnes said Wednesday in his first media appearance since the injury.