Lions DL John Cominsky has surgery, will miss ‘a little while’

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty ImagesDetroit Lions coach Dan Campbell announced during his Wednesday press conference that defensive lineman John Cominsky had surgery on Tuesday and will miss some time as he recovers.

“He’s going to be down for a little bit,” Campbell said. “He had surgery yesterday and he’ll be down for a little while.”

When asked if Cominsky will be going on injured reserve, Campbell said, “Not right now.”

Although Cominsky isn’t a starter, he is a key piece to the Lions defense, specifically as a pass rusher when the Lions go into their “NASCAR” package on obvious passing downs. He leads the team in pressures (per PFF) and tallied the game-sealing sack in Sunday’s win…