C.J. Gardner-Johnson is still out with the knee injury he suffered on Day 2 of training camp, but the Detroit Lions got two injured players back for their first padded practice of summer Friday.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice that safety Brian Branch would return from a foot injury and offensive guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai would practice on a limited basis after both players sat out Wednesday's workout.
Vaitai left practice Tuesday after taking a hit to his surgically-repaired back.
"So he was just a little sore," Campbell said. "He’ll be back out there today, see what he does.