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Lions injury news: C.J. Gardner-Johnson returns to practice, Penei Sewell sits

As the Detroit Lions took the field on a rainy Saturday practice, it was another day of mixed-bag news on the injury front. Remarkably, defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson returned to practice just five days after going down with a scary-looking leg injury. However, the Lions were missing two pieces of their offensive line, with Penei Sewell and Halapoulivaati Vaitai sidelined for practice.

Let’s break down all of the injury updates one-by-one.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson

Gardner-Johnson was limited in practice, but was seen moving around pretty well. Given how bad the injury looked on Monday, that is huge progress for the veteran defensive back.