Tag: Da’Shawn Hand

Lions place QB Tim Boyle and DE Da’Shawn Hand on I.R.

Boyle and Hand heading to I.R. was expected and opens up two spots on the active roster

Tim Boyle and Da’Shawn Hand are heading to the Detroit Lions injured reserve. Detroit announced the moves in a series of roster maneuvers on Thursday.

Boyle, the Lions’ backup quarterback has been placed on I.R. with a broken thumb. Boyle had surgery to repair his right (throwing) thumb on Monday and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. He broke his thumb while being sacked on the first drive of the Lions’ loss to the Indianapolis Colts last Friday. Boyle stayed in the game and authored his most impressive drive of the preseason on the subsequent drive.

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Hand suffered a groin injury on August 10th and has been idle since. The defensive end has battled injuries throughout his Detroit career; he’s been placed on I.R. at least once in each of his four seasons with the Lions.

The Lions held off placing Boyle and Hand on I.R. until after the final roster cutdowns so they are eligible to come back in 2021. Each must miss a minimum of three games.

The NFL kept the unlimited I.R. return rule implemented in 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic, so going on injured reserve no longer ends a player’s season.

Lions training camp injury updates: T.J. Hockenson, Da’Shawn Hand ‘minor’ issues

Lions training camp injury updates: T.J. Hockenson, Da’Shawn Hand suffered ‘minor’ issues per Dan Campbell

Lions head coach Dan Campbell offered some reassuring news on the team’s injury front at the start of his press conference prior to Wednesday morning’s training camp practice.

Campbell provided updates on some injured Lions players. Most notable were two players who left Tuesday’s practice session early: tight end T.J. Hockenson and defensive end Da’Shawn Hand. Neither will practice on Wednesday but it’s not serious.

“Both of those guys there, again, we feel like those are minor,” Campbell said of Hockenson and Hand. “We’re just (being) precautionary.”

Hockenson had a hard landing during a drill. Hand appeared to roll his ankle as he took his first step on a rep, an injury that happened about 10 yards away from my vantage point, and it did not appear serious.

Running back D’Andre Swift remains sidelined with a lingering groin issue, and rookie RB Jermar Jefferson is nursing an ankle injury that has kept him out of practices.

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