Allen Park — Each of the past two years, the Detroit Lions caught a bad break, figuratively and literally, during the week of practice leading up to the team's season opener. Two years ago, left tackle Taylor Decker suffered a spiral fracture of a finger, which sidelined him for half the campaign. And last year, Jonah Jackson missed three games, also because of a finger injury, after it got caught and sprained in a teammate's pads.
This year, it's Detroit's Week 1 opponent who is dealing with some unfortunate luck. Already down star defensive tackle Chris Jones, who continues to hold out in pursuit of a new contract, coach Andy Reid announced All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce suffered a hyperextended knee during Tuesday's practice.