Allen Park — An early bye week is undesired among NFL teams and players, but the timing of the Lions' Week 5 bye might prove fortuitous.
The week of rest proved to be enough time for starting guard T.J. Lang to return to the practice field.
Lang is working his way through concussion protocol after suffering a head injury in a loss to the Cowboys this month. It is the sixth documented concussion of Lang's career.
"You always miss guys that are out of the lineup that have played a lot of football for you," Lions coach Matt Patricia said.