The Detroit Lions took the field on Tuesday for their first practice of the week in preparation for the Carolina Panthers in Week 5. While the team would normally practice for the first time on a Wednesday, the Lions have now made it a habit to start a day early when they’re coming off a Thursday night game.
The good news is that several Lions players returned to practice this week, setting themselves up to be decently healthy for Sunday’s game. We won’t know the specifics of Detroit’s injury situation until they release their first report on Wednesday, but here’s what we could tell from our first-hand observations at Allen Park.