ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was back at Thursday’s practice.
St. Brown missed Wednesday’s practice with a wrist injury. But he was going through drills as if nothing had happened, and didn’t appear to have any major brace or anything on either wrist.
He’s continued to play like one of the NFL’s best all-around wide receivers through five games. St. Brown has 35 catches for 407 yards and six touchdowns. He’s fresh off his second 100-yard game of the season, catching eight of nine balls for 100 yards.
“He helped us win that game,” Lions offensive coordinator John Morton said of St. Brown’s showing in Cincinnati. “Like I said, I don’t care what the coverage is, I’m going to call his number. He’s reliable. And the quarterback knows that, too.”
Kalif Raymond also appeared to be back at Thursday’s practice. The wide receiver and punt returner went through all the position drills. Raymond suffered a neck injury in last week’s game, exiting in the first quarter.
Kerby Joseph was spotted on the field, too. But the All-Pro safety did not have his helmet on during the window open to reporters. He was also separate from the rest of the defensive backs, and it would be safe to assume the Lions list him as a non-participant.
Joseph has been dealing with lingering knee issues since training camp. He’s switched from a leg sleeve to a bulkier knee brace in recent weeks. But he’s continued to play at a high level as the team’s top ball hawk. Joseph has three interceptions in five games as he looks to repeat as the league leader in that department.
Missing from practice were left tackle Taylor Decker (shoulder), cornerback Terrion Arnold (shoulder), linebacker Zach Cunningham (hamstring) and running back Sione Vaki (groin).
Arnold is expected to miss a couple of weeks despite the positive second opinion he received. Decker’s missing practice isn’t anything new for the Lions, either. The left tackle missed last week’s game as the team looked to let him heal and gear up for the long season ahead.
The Lions are weighing their options on the offensive line if Decker is unable to play in Kansas City this weekend. Giovanni Manu could get his second career start, while Dan Skipper and Devin Cochran remain options if they change directions.
They are not expected to move Penei Sewell from the right side to the left side, though.
“We’ve talked about it. I think a lot of times what happens with -- Sewell could easily go over there,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “He’d just want reps. He’d want reps for the week, just, ‘Let me get a few reps.’ But he’d go over there and handle it just fine. It’s really more about if it’s not Decker, the other guys, and where they are most comfortable?
“Sewell, by default, will go away from that because he can do it all. So we’ve talked about it. I don’t want to say that’s off the table, but that’s probably not the first thought, being honest with you.”
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