Allen Park — When the Detroit Lions released their first unofficial depth chart this week, many fans were surprised to see second-round rookie Levi Onwuzurike buried deep behind several veterans.
But that surprise shouldn't exist considering Onwuzurike has barely practiced since the start of training camp. On Wednesday, two days ahead of the team's first preseason game, Lions coach Dan Campbell explained what's been keeping the defensive lineman sidelined.
"He had a couple of things with him when he was at Washington that we wanted to make sure he's good with," Campbell said. "He's kind of had a tight back and some things, so we wanted to get some clarity on where that was at.