Lions down another right tackle as minicamp begins

The Detroit Lions are starting to run out of healthy right tackles.The Detroit Lions have dealt with a lot of injuries at the right tackle position over the last couple of years. The 2013 season saw Jason Fox, Corey Hilliard and LaAdrian Waddle start multiple games because of injuries, and Waddle, Garrett Reynolds and Cornelius Lucas made multiple starts at right tackle last season.

Unfortunately for the Lions, this trend of injuries at right tackle has carried over to 2015. Waddle is still recovering from a partially torn ACL, for example, and his status for the start of the regular season is up in the air as a result. Lucas is expected to start in Waddle's place at right tackle in the…