After a day off, the Detroit Lions returned to practice on Friday in preparation for their season opener against the New York Jets. The team entered Friday with nobody on their injury report, but one noticeable player was absent from the day’s practice.
Lions defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois did not participate due to an illness. Francois has been one of the most consistently good players for the Lions this preseason and even earned himself a promotion to starter on the team’s unofficial depth chart—all despite having been added to the roster just days before the start of training camp.