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Jeff Okudah had surgery on both sides of

The made quite the investment in when they made the corner the No. 3 overall pick back at the 2020 . To this point, the franchise has only seen a glimpse of what that lofty investment will be on the field as the corner was limited to Davante Adams T Shirts just nine games during his rookie season. Okudah first mi sed the opener due to a hamstring injury and then was sidelined for the remainder of the season in December due to a core muscle injury.While reports that Okudah is now healthy Johnathan Abram Jersey for Lions camp, he also noted a few more interesting details into his surgery. Last year, Okudah tore a core muscle on one side, which ended his rookie season prematurely. On top of repairing that injury, Rapoport adds that the young corner also had surgery to repair the other side as well. The reason to repair the non-injured side is Mike Haynes Jersey said to be for precautionary reasons as oftentimes if you tear one the other soon follows.Again, this won't impact Okudah's readine s for when the Lions open up training camp but is noteworthy as he tries to curb any potential threats of a similar injury bringing him down for the second year in a row.In his nine games (six starts) played in 2020, Okudah totaled 47 tackles, one interception, and two pa s breakups Davante Adams Jersey . When targeted opposing quarterbacks were completing just over 77% of their pa ses and boasted a pa ser rating of 118. He naturally needs to improve upon those totals as he steps into Year 2 to ensure the Lions are getting a proper return on their ma sive investment just Josh Jacobs Hoodies Sweatshirts a few drafts ago. With this core muscle injury behind him and Okudah doing his best to negate any further injuries of similar nature, he'll look to be a more consistent presence within Detroit's secondary in 2021.
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