Any hope that the Detroit Lions wide receiving corps could get the much-needed bolster from veteran Tyrell Williams in Week 6 has been dashed. After offering a glimmer of optimism about a possible return from Williams on Monday, Lions head coach Dan Campbell squashed it on Tuesday morning.
“We’ll know more on Tyrell after tomorrow, as well,” Campbell said on Monday, leading to some optimism that the top wideout could begin his comeback process. But that is not in the cards.
In a radio appearance on 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit, Campbell revealed that the progress back from a serious concussion suffered in Week 1 will keep Williams out through this week, and perhaps longer.
“That doesn’t look good right now. I would say that’s still off in the distance for sure, ” Campbell stated when asked for a possible timetable on Williams’ return.
Williams played just 35 snaps in the opener against the San Francisco 49ers. He has not even participated in the required noncontact practice session to even begin coming out of the NFL’s concussion protocol. With such a lengthy time out due to the concussion, it unfortunately seems like this could be a brain injury that impacts Williams for a long time.
The good news is that Campbell did not offer any discouraging words on the possible return of left tackle Taylor Decker, who has not played this season with a finger injury.