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Penei Sewell, Marcus Davenport miss Detroit Lions practice
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Penei Sewell got up slowly after Dan Skipper blocked safety Kamren Curl into the back of his right leg in the first quarter of Sunday's win over the Los Angeles Rams . Sewell, the Detroit Lions ' All-Pro right tackle, stayed in the game and didn't miss a snap.
Sewell was one of two starters to sit out practice Wednesday, along with defensive end Marcus Davenport . Safety Ifeatu Melifonwu (Achilles) also did not practice, while undrafted rookie safety Loren Strickland returned after missing practice last week with a thumb injury.
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The Lions (1-0) had their entire starting offensive line on the field Sunday — Sewell, Kevin Zeitler , Frank Ragnow , Graham Glasgow and Taylor Decker — for the first time since early in training camp, when Zeitler suffered a shoulder injury.
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Detroit Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell (58) walks off the field after the second half of the preseason game at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021.
Last year, they started nine different combinations on their offensive line.
Davenport, one of the team's top free agent additions of the offseason, has a long injury history and played just four games last season with the Minnesota Vikings because of ankle surgery.
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He had a strong Lions debut with a half-sack and four quarterback hits in 49 defensive snaps, but did not play on the Lions' final defensive series.
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Dave Birkett is the author of the new book, " Detroit Lions : An Illustrated Timeline." Preorder it now from Reedy Press .
Contact him at dbirkett@freepress.com . Follow him on X and Instagram at @davebirkett .
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Penei Sewell, Marcus Davenport miss Detroit Lions practice
