The Detroit Lions took the field on Thursday with 87 of 89 players on their roster in attendance and practicing in some capacity. The two exceptions were rookie guard Christian Mahogany and defensive tackle DJ Reader. However, the outlook for both players seem promising moving forward.
Mahogany has been dealing with an illness that has held him out of back-to-back training camp practices.
“Mahogany is dealing with an illness right now so that’s why he’s not out there,” coach Dan Campbell said. “As he heals up here, we’ll get him out here and get him going but that’s what’s going on there.