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Levy had a back injury before, not a groin.
Levy was healthy enough to play yesterday and last week and looked good. A young player like Levy needs to be on the field.I'll update his injury as soon as I hear something.
Well, crap.
my thinking as well.
Hmm, I haven't thought about it much, but with Shaun Hill at QB, I figured their D could see a lot of time.
I'd expect a lot of passing and Vick running. The Lions strength on D is up front and the Eagles don't like to run. I don't want to bank on Levy repeatedly hunting down Vick if I don't have to, a part of me hopes I'm wrong so I can feel more comfortable starting him next week. Tulloch/EJ/Weathersppon isn't a bad starting lineup, but Levy over the one with the worst matchup that week would improve it significantly.massraider said:
read something that indicated he played "tentatively".
Admitted that his groin isn't yet right and that he had trouble reaching away from his body and leveraging to shed tackles. He wasn't moving well laterally or tackling well either. Also limped off in the fourth quarter with what looked like an ankle injury.Jayrod said:
There is some reports that he may have re-aggravated the injury, but no confirmation of that.
I wouldn't pick him up.. just a waste of space
I'dbe hesitant starting him right away - but I do feel like he's a guy who most have given up on and may just end up help a few teams win a championship
He practiced Tuesday for the first time in weeks but was limited in his participation.
Practiced again WednesdayALLEN PARK -- While most of the NFL news Tuesday dealt with injured players who might or might not miss a good deal of time, the situation was much rosier at the Detroit Lions' practice facility.
Coming off a bye week, the Lions are in excellent shape health-wise. Only quarterback Shaun Hill and linebacker Zack Follett did not participate in any activity Tuesday.
Neither player is expected to return any time soon. Hill has a broken left forearm, and Follett will see a specialist this week following the neck injury he suffered two weeks ago.
Rookie running back Jahvid Best (toe) did some running on the side and is expected to be in the lineup Sunday against the Washington Redskins.
The rest of the Lions participated in some form of the practice drills. During the bye week, the Lions held three practices during which 16 to 19 players were sidelined so they could heal.
"The encouraging thing is we're getting our players back,'' Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "You see Monday night that Dallas is going to be playing without Tony Romo for a long time. I don't know what's going on with Brett Favre, but (Minnesota) might be playing without him. Green Bay lost a bunch of linebackers, and you start seeing other teams having to deal with the same things we've dealt with.''
Some of the Lions' notables who are back and healthy -- or at least relatively healthy -- are quarterback Matthew Stafford (shoulder), receiver Calvin Johnson (shoulder), linebacker DeAndre Levy (ankle), defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch (knee), guard Stephen Peterman (foot) and cornerback Nathan Vasher (biceps).
The Lions limited Best's activity because they don't want him to risk aggravating the turf toe injury.
"We'd like to get that in his rear-view mirror, and I think we're close to being able to do that,'' Schwartz said. "That's definitely part of our agenda, not setting him back along the line. But you have to balance that because you're talking about a rookie.''
Levy has been hampered since the start of training camp with back, groin and (most recently) ankle injuries.He practiced Tuesday for the first time in weeks but was limited in his participation.
"I think everybody will be in the mix this week. Whether they'll be ready, I don't know,'' Schwartz said.
Detroit's linebacking corps already is thin because of the loss of Follett.
"He's going to see a specialist in the next couple of days,'' Schwartz said. "I think we'll have a much better idea then. We've got a pretty good idea now, but we'll gather as much information before we make a final determination of whether we'll continue or shut it down.''
So Follett's injury could result in a long-term absence?
"It's too early to comment on that,'' Schwartz said.
Not sure if this is truly impactful to Levy, but he did start when Levy missed time.
Last Updated: October 27. 2010 2:27PMLions' LB Ashlee Palmer practices with first-team defensePracticed again WednesdayALLEN PARK -- While most of the NFL news Tuesday dealt with injured players who might or might not miss a good deal of time, the situation was much rosier at the Detroit Lions' practice facility.
Coming off a bye week, the Lions are in excellent shape health-wise. Only quarterback Shaun Hill and linebacker Zack Follett did not participate in any activity Tuesday.
Neither player is expected to return any time soon. Hill has a broken left forearm, and Follett will see a specialist this week following the neck injury he suffered two weeks ago.
Rookie running back Jahvid Best (toe) did some running on the side and is expected to be in the lineup Sunday against the Washington Redskins.
The rest of the Lions participated in some form of the practice drills. During the bye week, the Lions held three practices during which 16 to 19 players were sidelined so they could heal.
"The encouraging thing is we're getting our players back,'' Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "You see Monday night that Dallas is going to be playing without Tony Romo for a long time. I don't know what's going on with Brett Favre, but (Minnesota) might be playing without him. Green Bay lost a bunch of linebackers, and you start seeing other teams having to deal with the same things we've dealt with.''
Some of the Lions' notables who are back and healthy -- or at least relatively healthy -- are quarterback Matthew Stafford (shoulder), receiver Calvin Johnson (shoulder), linebacker DeAndre Levy (ankle), defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch (knee), guard Stephen Peterman (foot) and cornerback Nathan Vasher (biceps).
The Lions limited Best's activity because they don't want him to risk aggravating the turf toe injury.
"We'd like to get that in his rear-view mirror, and I think we're close to being able to do that,'' Schwartz said. "That's definitely part of our agenda, not setting him back along the line. But you have to balance that because you're talking about a rookie.''
Levy has been hampered since the start of training camp with back, groin and (most recently) ankle injuries.He practiced Tuesday for the first time in weeks but was limited in his participation.
"I think everybody will be in the mix this week. Whether they'll be ready, I don't know,'' Schwartz said.
Detroit's linebacking corps already is thin because of the loss of Follett.
"He's going to see a specialist in the next couple of days,'' Schwartz said. "I think we'll have a much better idea then. We've got a pretty good idea now, but we'll gather as much information before we make a final determination of whether we'll continue or shut it down.''
So Follett's injury could result in a long-term absence?
"It's too early to comment on that,'' Schwartz said.
Coach Jim Schwartz said Tuesday that Levy was "in the mix" for Sunday, though he wouldn't commit to him being ready to play.
I was about to post the same thing.He had a head start speed and momentum wise, but Holmes looked to be in top gear by the time Levy brought him down. He can fly for a big man.
Well it's about time! Been holding onto this guy since last year waiting for this. Now stay on the field and keep doing it DeAndre!
Double digit? Seriously? I know of few lb'ers that can do that not even Willis.
Since 1994 (when they started tracking tackles) - Spielman has the highest with 195 total tackles, which would be the equivalent of 12.2 total tackles (but only 7.8 solos). Ray Lewis had 156 solos in 1997 - still just under double digit solos - and Willis' rookie year is third. http://www.squidoo.com/most-tackles-in-a-single-nfl-season
That said, I think he'll definitely be an LB1 play the rest of the year assuming he can stay healthy. It's probably too late to acquire him if you haven't listened to this point though ... because anyone who has hung on to him through this is happy to see the patience rewarded so far.Quick scaring me!!
