ALLEN PARK -- Lions punter Sam Martin was enjoying another good offseason until he suffered an injury away from the team. He was placed on the non-football injury list a few days before the start of camp.
And he hasn't been seen since.
Most injured players make an appearance along the way, or perhaps almost every day. Ezekiel Ansah, for example, is another player who has not participated in training camp. And hes' been at almost every practice.
Yet Martin, a punter, hasn't been seen at all.
"He's still alive," coach Jim Caldwell said with a smirk before practice on Wednesday.