In my Detroit Lions 2024 Organized Team Activities (OTA) preview, the No. 1 storyline to watch was injury news of several Lions players. These set of practices—plus media sessions with coaches—are good opportunities to check in where players like Taylor Decker, Derrick Barnes, Brian Branch, DJ Reader, Kerby Joseph, and Emmanuel Moseley are in their recovery.
Day 1 of Lions OTAs is in the books, but with the first practice being behind held behind closed doors, there wasn’t much to learn. That is, until the Lions dropped a photo gallery of Tuesday’s practice. While there isn’t too much information out there, one photograph revealed that linebacker Derrick Barnes was out there participating.