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Barnes (knee) said Wednesday that he's not ruling out a return from injured reserve later this season, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Barnes has been sidelined since the Lions' win over the Cardinals in Week 3, when he sustained injuries to his MCL and PCL. While he indicated he has a chance to play again in 2024, his odds of doing so would appear to be slim. Through the first three games of the season, the fourth-year linebacker recorded 10 tackles and one pass breakups across 114 defensive snaps.
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Head coach Dan Campbell said Monday that the team will be fortunate to get Barnes (knee) back at any point this season, Colton Pouncy of The Athletic reports. Barnes was placed on injured reserve Sept. 24 after suffering the knee injury in Week 3 against the Cardinals. Although the details of his injury are not known, it has been mentioned previously by Campbell that Barnes would miss a significant amount of time.
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Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Monday that Barnes (knee) will miss "a significant amount of time," Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports. Barnes was carted off during the second quarter of Sunday's 20-13 win over the Cardinals with a knee injury. Though Campbell didn't go into details regarding the nature of Barnes' knee injury while the Lions await a second opinion, the 25-year-old linebacker is expected to be placed on injured reserve, per Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News. Barnes recorded 10 tackles and one pass breakup through the Lions' first three games.
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Barnes exited Sunday's game against the Cardinals with a knee injury and is questionable to return, Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com reports. Barnes had to be carted to the locker room in the second quarter. Prior to leaving, Barnes recorded one tackle (one solo). Starting LB Alex Anzalone (concussion) is already inactive for Week 3. Ben Niemann and Jalen Reeves-Maybin will be next up for snaps at linebacker for Detroit.
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Barnes (knee) participated in the Lions' OTA session Tuesday. Barnes was injured on the first defensive series of the Lions' NFC Championship Game loss to the 49ers and never returned, but the knee issue clearly wasn't overly serious. He started 13 of the 16 games he appeared in last season, finishing with a career-best 81 tackles (42 solo), one sack and one forced fumble on a career-high 705 defensive snaps.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAR | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | @ARI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *4 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *6 | @DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *7 | @MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *8 | TEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | @GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | @HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *11 | JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *12 | @IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *13 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *15 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/22 | @Chicago | 32 |
| 17 | 12/30 | @San Francisco | 9 |
| 18 | 01/05 | Minnesota | 14 |