He was taken in the second round of the 2020 draft and looked great in practice, but suffered a hip injury early on that nagged him for weeks.
That’s throwing a wrench into the Lions’ plans to supercharge their running game under Campbell and new playcaller Anthony Lynn.
The injury is more severe than the team initially believed, but Detroit still has hope he could be ready for the opener.
“Obviously ended up being a little more than we thought it would be,” Campbell said.
Hockenson is dealing with a problem in the AC joint of his shoulder, but will ramp up his activity next week and is expected to be full-go in time for San Francisco.
“I’m out there playing, I’m out there doing what I do.
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