Lions' Josh Paschal: Two sacks during rookie season
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Paschal recorded 16 tackles and two sacks over 10 games in 2022.
While a sports hernia injury delayed the debut of the second-round rookie out of Kentucky, Paschal handled over 81 percent of the defensive snaps in each of his first three career games only to suffer a knee injury in Week 10. After returning in Week 13 -- one week after James Houston burst onto the scene -- Paschal topped 28 percent of the defensive snaps only once, though he did flash his upside during with a two-sack performance in Week 16 against the Panthers. It's not clear how the edge rotation will look in 2023, but Paschal figures to be a key piece of an improving Detroit defensive front one way or the other.
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Lions' Josh Paschal: Ready for debut
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Paschal (sports hernia) was activated from the PUP list Saturday.
Paschal started the season on the PUP list after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia during the offseason. The rookie should make his NFL debut Sunday against the Cowboys.
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Lions' Joshua Paschal: Moves to reserve/PUP list
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The Lions placed Paschal (sports hernia) on the reserve/PUP list Tuesday.
Detroit's 2022 second-rounder is now forced to miss the team's first four games of the regular season as he recovers from offseason sports hernia surgery. As a senior in college, Paschal earned First-team All-SEC honors for Kentucky, totaling 53 tackles, five sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He'll have to wait until at least Week 5 against the Patriots to make his NFL debut, which appears up in the air, given Paschal hasn't taken the field since the Lions hosted rookie minicamp back in May.
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Lions' Joshua Paschal: Uncertain for Week 1
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Paschal (sports hernia) likely won't be ready for the start of the regular season, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Paschal underwent sports hernia surgery this spring to address an injury that kept him from playing in Kentucky's bowl game last year. If he is not activated from the preseason PUP list ahead of Week 1, the second-round rookie will presumably miss at least the first four games of 2022 on the regular-season PUP list.
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Lions' Joshua Paschal: Underwent sports hernia surgery
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Head coach Dan Campbell revealed Wednesday that Paschal underwent sports hernia surgery this offseason and there is no timetable for the rookie to be removed from the PUP list, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
It is not clear when Paschal underwent surgery, but the second-round draft pick participated in rookie minicamp in May and was a nonparticipant in practices open to the media since then. With Romeo Okwara (Achilles) also on the mend, Paschal's continued absence opens the door for Austin Bryant to see first-team snaps behind Charles Harris and Aidan Hutchinson.
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Lions' Joshua Paschal: Lands on PUP list
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Paschal (lower body) was placed on the active/PUP list Sunday.
Paschal sat out OTAs in June with the injury, but details of its significance are unknown. Selected in the second round of the 2022 Draft, he's expected to be a significant piece of the Lions' defensive line rotation, especially with Romeo Okwara (Achilles) not expected to be ready once the season begins.
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Lions' Joshua Paschal: Not practicing
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Paschal has been sitting out the Lions' OTAs thus far due to a lower-body injury, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports.
Head coach Dan Campbell said the team is "just trying to be smart" by holding Paschal out, which suggests his absence in drills may be precautionary more than anything. Once he returns to action, the second-round rookie out of Kentucky will compete for reps at defensive end behind Romeo Okwara and Aidan Hutchinson.
