Eric Woodyard
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions positioned rookie security Dan Jackson on the injured reserve record after he left Sunday's apply with a leg harm.
The Lions stated there isn't a timetable for his return, however head coach Dan Campbell stated the harm “would not look good.”
“It seems like he is gonna be down for some time,” Campbell stated.
Jackson was drafted by the Lions within the seventh spherical out of Georgia. Even because the 230th general choose, he was considered as a possible sleeper after incomes third-team All-SEC Honors in his first season as a full-time starter in 2024.
He completed third on the staff in whole tackles (64) whereas incomes a popularity as one of many Bulldogs' most dependable defenders in school.
Jackson was motivated to contribute to the staff in any method, together with on particular groups.
“There's about 1,000,000 issues right here that may occur with it,” Campbell stated of Jackson's harm. “All I can let you know is that he is on IR proper now. So, I want I may offer you extra.”
Detroit's 2024 second-round choose, CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr., suffered a shoulder harm in Sunday's apply that may trigger him to overlook time.
“Powerful to say. It is a shoulder,” Campbell stated. “I believe it is going to be some time at greatest.”
