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Training camp for the Detroit Lions opens on July 25 for the rookies. That means it's time to start the training camp medical preview series.
Here is the excerpt on the projected starting CB's from Lions 2026 Training Camp Medical Preview: Cornerbacks.
Click on player name for full medical report if available. (Age at start of season in parentheses.)
Medical concern level: 4/10
Reed missed six games in the middle of the season due to a left hamstring strain. He returned for the final seven games.
Down the stretch, here were Reed’s snap counts.
OUTLOOK: Reed is healthy and enters as the clear #1 CB. A hamstring recurrence is possible, so the Lions will want to be careful during training camp.
Medical concern level: 2/10
Ya-Sin was truly a rock in 2025, having played in all 17 games. He suffered cramps on multiple occasions, but was otherwise healthy. The only concern medically is his age, which has crossed over 30.
These were Ya-Sin’s defensive snap counts the final four games of the season
These snap counts were the highest of any Lion CB, including Reed. Ya-Sin basically had become the Lions #1 CB by the end of the season.
OUTLOOK: With his proven performance from last season, Ya-Sin likely gets a starting CB job. This knowledge probably helps him get his cramping issues under control as he can get his body properly prepared.
Medical concern level: 0/10
This 5th-round rookie is very medically clean with only a possible minor hand injury in his college career.
OUTLOOK: Many considered Abney to be a steal in the draft. We’ll see about that, but hopes are certainly high that this extremely young player can be a long-term solution somewhere in the secondary.
Given his youth, health, and cheap 4-year contract, the Lions will give Abney every chance to earn a significant role - likely as the slot CB.
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This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Detroit Lions Training Camp Medical Preview: Projected Starting CB's
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Here is the excerpt on the projected starting CB's from Lions 2026 Training Camp Medical Preview: Cornerbacks.
Click on player name for full medical report if available. (Age at start of season in parentheses.)
DJ Reed (29)
Medical concern level: 4/10
Reed missed six games in the middle of the season due to a left hamstring strain. He returned for the final seven games.
Down the stretch, here were Reed’s snap counts.
- Week 14 - 72%
- Week 15 - 91%
- Week 16 - 98%
- Week 17 - 60%
OUTLOOK: Reed is healthy and enters as the clear #1 CB. A hamstring recurrence is possible, so the Lions will want to be careful during training camp.
Rock Ya-Sin (30)
Medical concern level: 2/10
Ya-Sin was truly a rock in 2025, having played in all 17 games. He suffered cramps on multiple occasions, but was otherwise healthy. The only concern medically is his age, which has crossed over 30.
These were Ya-Sin’s defensive snap counts the final four games of the season
- Week 14 - 89%
- Week 15 - 97%
- Week 16 - 98%
- Week 17 - 96%
These snap counts were the highest of any Lion CB, including Reed. Ya-Sin basically had become the Lions #1 CB by the end of the season.
OUTLOOK: With his proven performance from last season, Ya-Sin likely gets a starting CB job. This knowledge probably helps him get his cramping issues under control as he can get his body properly prepared.
Keith Abney (21)
Medical concern level: 0/10
This 5th-round rookie is very medically clean with only a possible minor hand injury in his college career.
OUTLOOK: Many considered Abney to be a steal in the draft. We’ll see about that, but hopes are certainly high that this extremely young player can be a long-term solution somewhere in the secondary.
Given his youth, health, and cheap 4-year contract, the Lions will give Abney every chance to earn a significant role - likely as the slot CB.
For more Lions coverage, follow us on X, @TheLionsWire, and give our Facebook page a like. Follow Jimmy on X, @JimmyLiaoMD
This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Detroit Lions Training Camp Medical Preview: Projected Starting CB's
Continue reading...
