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Detroit Lions' Shane Zylstra injury 'preventable'; Julian Okwara in fight for roster spot

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said the likely season-ending knee injury that tight end Shane Zylstra suffered in practice this week was "preventable" and that Lions players must do a better job taking care of each other, even in physical practices.

"Honestly, it shouldn’t have happened," Campbell said. "No, we’re not OK with that, and it’s been addressed. So these things happen, the physicality of the game, the pads, but that was preventable. That’s not what we do. And believe me, Khalil feels awful, too. We get that, but we got to take care of each other.