Lions TE Sam LaPorta (again) positioned on IR, out subsequent 4 video games

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have positioned TE Sam LaPorta on injured reserve due to his again damage, sidelining him a minimal of 4 video games.

LaPorta, 24, was dominated out of Sunday’s recreation towards Philadelphia after lacking a full week earlier than the workforce introduced the late transfer on Saturday afternoon.

The 2023 Pro Bowler is second on the workforce in receiving yards (489) with 40 receptions and three touchdowns, behind All-Pro receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Lions drafted LaPorta in 2023 as a second-round choose (thirty fourth general choice).

Lions head coach Dan Campbell mentioned his confidence stage is “sky high” in Lions TE Brock Wright to play with out LaPorta.

“Brock’s a guy we don’t talk a lot about, but he’s the jack-of-all-trades. He does everything for us — pass protect, run block, he can run some routes, he plays special teams,” Campbell mentioned on Friday. “He’s one of the most dependable players we have on this team.

“And on the finish of the day, what you really want within the tight finish place is versatility and smarts and he is received each of these — and he is powerful. So, he checks numerous bins of a well-rounded tight finish and so that’s all the time going to make me really feel quite a bit higher, offensively really feel quite a bit higher.”

Detroit additionally dominated out All-Pro security Kerby Joseph (knee) for the fourth consecutive recreation and second-year CB Terrion Arnold (concussion).