Lions TE Sam LaPorta dealing with a hip injury, Week 1 availability in question

Aug 20, 2026

On Thursday, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell offered an injury update on a couple of players, but none were more important than his star tight end, Sam LaPorta. Per Campbell, LaPorta suffered a hip injury in practice recently, and the team is holding him out to let it calm down.
“He got hit in the hip, and it just flared up a little bit. It’s aggravated, but we feel good long-term about him,” Campbell said. “We’re just—we’ll rest him for a little bit right here, letting it calm down.”

But when asked if the injury could hold him out at the start of the regular season, Campbell was non-committal.

Related Players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Isaad TeSlaa

Fantasy Impact:

Campbell’s uncertainty about Week 1 makes this more than a routine preseason absence, particularly after LaPorta’s 2025 season ended with back surgery. There is no timetable yet, but any extended absence would further concentrate Detroit’s targets around St. Brown and Williams. LaPorta’s next update will be an important one to monitor.

today

Colts TE Tyler Warren (groin) expected to miss "about a week"

Ian Rapoport

3 hours ago

Colts TE Tyler Warren is expected to miss about a week with a minor groin injury suffered in training camp, source says. No worries for Week 1.

Related Players: Josh Downs, Alec Pierce, Keenan Allen

Fantasy Impact:

Time will tell if we see Warren back out there for the rest of the preseason, but it looks like his Week 1 availability is in no danger. Unless we come across a setback, this should have no impact on how we view any Indy pass-catchers.

yesterday

Titans WR Carnell Tate misses Wednesday practice after hard hit on Monday

Jimmy Morris

yesterday · 3:31 PM EDT

Carnell Tate reportedly took a big hit at the end of Tennessee Titans practice on Monday. Robert Saleh said afterwards that he was a bit shaken up, but that they did not think he had a concussion. So no real cause for concern until practice started today and there was no sign of Tate.

The good news is that Saleh said after practice today that Tate was held out because of stiffness. His absence today was not related to the hit he took earlier in the week. Hopefully, he will be available for the joint practice with the Seattle Seahawks on Friday. That is valuable work for a rookie.

Related Players: Wan'Dale Robinson, Calvin Ridley

Fantasy Impact:

Saleh’s explanation makes this sound minor, but Tate is being selected in the sixth round, so any extended time missed will start to put his role on what could be a pretty bad offense in question. His participation Friday should clarify whether Wednesday was merely precautionary.

Commanders RB Rachaad White misses Wednesday practice

Zach Selby

yesterday · 3:29 PM EDT

Rachaad White missed practice with an injury, allowing Allen to get more work behind Croskey-Merritt.

Related Players: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Kaytron Allen

Fantasy Impact:

One absence without a diagnosis is primarily something to monitor, but White’s ranking already trails his market price by 27 spots. Any extended absence would strengthen Croskey-Merritt’s grip on the lead role, while Allen could become more interesting in deeper formats.