About halfway through the Detroit Lions’ second training camp practice, running back Greg Bell dropped to the ground and stayed there for a few minutes. Working during a seven-a-side practice, Bell ran and ran off route and immediately latched onto his side before lying down on the grass, prompting the rest of the team to shift down 20 yards to to continue the exercises.
Eventually Bell was able to get up, but by the time the team got the cart out to carry to the dressing room, Bell was in too much physical pain to sit down. Eventually, with a lot of help from coaches on both sides, he walked off the field very carefully. Thanks to Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown for checking him out before he left the practice.
Bell, an undrafted rookie, hails from San Diego State, where he has lapped for 1,728 yards with 358 carries (4.8 YPC) in 21 games after moving from Nebraska in 2020 along with Godwin Igwebuike, Jermar Jefferson and Craig Reynolds. Though Bell came into camp well behind those three in the competition, he brings with him some intriguing physical traits, including quick acceleration that earned him top GPS results from the Lions running back room this spring.
At this point, we don’t want to speculate on the severity of Bell’s injury, but he appeared to be in severe pain and was moving very slowly. Expect head coach Dan Campbell to provide an update ahead of Friday’s practice session.