Allen Park — It remains unknown when Detroit Lions left tackle Taylor Decker suffered a finger injury that kept him off the practice field Thursday, but from the sounds of it, the team isn't counting on him to play in Sunday's season-opener against San Francisco.
"Yeah, obviously Taylor is one of those guys who has been a captain the last couple years and just a guy you feed off of, but, on the same hand, it's next man up," tight end T.J. Hockenson said after practice. "Matt Nelson is a good player. He's been in it with us the last couple years, so I think he's ready for the challenge.