Lions' Taylor Decker misses practice Tuesday

This is not great for the Detroit Lions. Starting left tackle Taylor Decker missed Lions practice on Tuesday after leaving the Chiefs game on Thursday with a walking boot on.  Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell was asked about the injury on Friday and he was optimistic, at the time, that Decker would be fine and […]

Mike Payton Detroit Lions Beat Writer
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This is not great for the Detroit Lions. Starting left tackle Taylor Decker missed Lions practice on Tuesday after leaving the Chiefs game on Thursday with a walking boot on. 

Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell was asked about the injury on Friday and he was optimistic, at the time, that Decker would be fine and good to go for Seattle. That still might be true. the Lions still have plenty of practices this week. The injury report comes out tomorrow and then we'll get a better idea on Thursday and Friday. Decker very well could be back soon.  

Matt Nelson is the Lions backup tackle. He would go against Seattle if Decker is not able to. The issue there is that Nelson really struggled during the preseason. He did settle in a bit after early struggles, but he was noticeably a downgrade. 

We'll obviously keep you in the loop on that as the news comes in and we see Decker back on the field. 

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