Injuries are part of every player's NFL journey, but significant injuries early in a player’s career often lead to quick judgments about a player’s durability. Too often we see player’s tabbed with an “injury-prone” label, which can be a difficult impression to shake. Third-year edge rusher Austin Bryant—currently injured—carries that label around, and if second-year edge Julian Okwara can’t stay on the field this season, he may be headed for that dreaded label as well.
This is the third installment in a series of articles at Pride of Detroit where we will examine the snap counts for Detroit Lions rookies during the 2020 season.