Lions standout LT Taylor Decker dealing with shoulder issue

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Detroit Lions Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Decker is recovering from shoulder surgery, coach Dan Campbell told reporters on Sunday.

Campbell expects Decker, 31, to be on the field in early August. The Lions open the preseason against the Los Angeles Chargers in the Hall of Fame Game on July 31 in Canton, Ohio.

“We feel like there’s a good chance we can get (Decker) back after the Hall of Fame Game,” Campbell said. “He’s good. Just cleaned up his shoulder a little bit and we’re going to work him back in when he’s ready to go. He’s in a good place.”

The Lions placed Decker on the active/physically unable to perform list on Thursday but didn’t divulge a reason for the move.

Decker has started all 126 games played for the team since joining the franchise in 2016.

He played in 14 regular-season games and the playoff loss to the Washington Commanders last season while receiving his first Pro Bowl nod.

–Second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. made an early exit from the Lions’ first practice of training camp on Sunday because of a chest injury, the team announced.

The injury is believed to be a chest contusion, NFL Network reported on Sunday evening.

Rakestraw, 23, went to the ground during an 11-on-11 drill and then to the sideline holding his upper body near his shoulder with assistance from a team trainer. Rakestraw did not return to practice.

Detroit selected Rakestraw in the second round (61st overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Missouri, where he dealt with a sports hernia. He pulled a hamstring before the Week 2 game against Tampa Bay. He was limited to eight games and totaled six tackles before the Lions placed him on injured reserve on Nov. 23.

–Field Level Media