Lions’ Gardner-Johnson (leg) ‘seems to be OK’

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — After a scary scene throughout Day 2 of coaching camp, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell says C.J. Gardner-Johnson “appears to be OK.”

The Lions defensive again was carted off the practice field Monday with a proper leg damage after he was harm throughout a staff drill through which there gave the impression to be mild contact.

After an MRI, a supply advised ESPN’s Area Yates that Gardner-Johnson has no structural injury on the knee.

Campbell confirmed that his standing is now day-to-day.

“It seems to be he is gonna be OK. It does not look like something severe,” Campbell stated throughout Tuesday’s observe. “We’ll see. The photographs look fairly good. He could also be out a day or two, however yeah, appears to be OK.”

Initially, Gardner-Johnson could not put any strain on his leg as Lions trainers helped him off the bottom. Nevertheless, Campbell stated he did not overreact till the medical workers was capable of decide the severity of his damage.

“To begin with, any participant that you simply see goes down, it impacts you as a result of you do not need that for any of your gamers, I do not care who it’s. And I do not care in the event that they’re free brokers, rookie free brokers, high-priced guys, it does not matter,” Campbell stated. “You do not’ need that for anyone, however clearly, I have been round this lengthy sufficient.

“Everyone reacts totally different to accidents, each participant, and also you simply do not know and so, till you get the knowledge, I do not let my thoughts go there and my subsequent thought was, ‘Effectively, [cornerback] Will [Harris is] in, let’s go.’ However clearly, to listen to the information now, you’re feeling so much higher about it.”