(Photo: Daniel Mears, Detroit News)
Allen Park — As the Detroit Lions work through Phase 1 of the team's offseason program, a voluntary two-week segment that focuses on strength and conditioning, there are a couple of notable absences.
First and foremost, quarterback Matthew Stafford isn't participating. And for good reason. His wife, Kelly, is undergoing an operation to remove a brain tumor this week. She posted an update Tuesday evening on Instagram, noting that she was packing for the hospital.
"It’s hard to replace Matthew in the sense — I mean, it’s really hard to touch upon this situation," center Graham Glasgow said Tuesday.