{"id":361420,"date":"2025-09-12T06:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/361420\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T06:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:11:16","slug":"lb-jack-campbell-returns-to-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/361420\/","title":{"rendered":"LB Jack Campbell returns to practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/85981865007-rainer-dave-lions-preview.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Detroit Lions: Dave Birkett, Rainer Sabin preview the 2025 NFL season<\/p>\n<p>Free Press Detroit Lions beat writers Dave Birkett and Rainer Sabin preview the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/lions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions<\/a> got good news on the injury front Thursday as linebacker Jack Campbell returned to practice.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell was one of two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" data-autotag=\"a9d615a6-a025-4346-9c29-28956ed45852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lions<\/a> starters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2025\/09\/10\/detroit-lions-injury-report-terrion-arnold\/86078058007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who missed practice Wednesday<\/a> because of an injury. He played every snap in last week&#8217;s loss to the Green Bay Packers, but is dealing with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Left tackle Taylor Decker remained out of practice Thursday with a shoulder injury, though both he and Lions offensive coordinator John Morton have said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2025\/09\/11\/detroit-lions-injury-update-taylor-decker-status\/86094771007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">they are hopeful he will play<\/a> in the Lions home opener against the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/chicago-bears\/326\" data-autotag=\"69c69e75-f807-4542-90d2-619e6d4a23b1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chicago Bears<\/a> on Sunday, Sept. 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">COACH SPEAK: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2025\/09\/11\/detroit-lions-coordinators-game-vs-chicago-bears\/86092527007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fired-up Lions DC Kelvin Sheppard found positives in defense&#8217;s play vs Packers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If Decker can&#8217;t play Sunday, second-year lineman Gio Manu could make his offensive debut at left tackle. Manu, a fourth-round pick last year, did not play as a rookie and played just three special teams snaps against the Packers.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions lost swing tackle Jamarco Jones to a season-ending ankle injury last week in practice, and practice squad tackle Dan Skipper is working his way back from a knee injury. The Lions added veteran tackle Devin Cochran to their practice squad this week.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dbirkett@freepress.com\">dbirkett@freepress.com<\/a>. 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