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| HT/WT: 6-3, 245 lbs |
| Birthplace: Highland, IL |
| Age: 25 |
| School: Iowa |
| Experience: 4 |
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Top Sam LaPorta News
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Lions' Sam LaPorta: Practicing Tuesday
LaPorta (hip) returned to practice Tuesday, Richard Silva of The Detroit News reports.
Coach Dan Campbell said last Thursday that LaPorta was tending to a hip injury, and his status for the regular-season opener wasn't guaranteed. Considering the tight end was back on the practice field less than a week later, he's trending in a positive direction. LaPorta still has more than two weeks to get cleared for Week 1.
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Lions' Sam LaPorta: Dealing with hip injury, per coach
LaPorta is dealing with a hip injury, and head coach Dan Campbell wouldn't commit Thursday to the tight end being available for Week 1 against the Saints, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.
The issue stems from a hit LaPorta took to his hip in practice. At this stage, Campbell doesn't think that LaPorta's injury is serious, but the team will have more information after seeing how the tight end responds to a few days of rest. "I feel like we'll be OK, but I don't know," Campbell said regarding LaPorta's status for the Sept. 13 regular-season opener against the Saints, per Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com.
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Lions' Sam LaPorta: Rested during exhibition opener
LaPorta did not play in Thursday night's preseason opener against the Bengals.
LaPorta joined Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams in street clothes for the exhibition. LaPorta is looking for a bounce-back season in 2026 after battling a back issue that limited him to just nine regular-season contests last season. He's expected to slot in as the third or fourth option in this Detroit offense under new OC Drew Petzing.
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