Lions FS Louis Delmas Might Be Out Awhile Longer

Louis Delmas is long past having a speedy return from August knee surgery, but Detroit Lions coach Jim Scwhartz indicated today that Delmas’ return still could be a ways off.

Asked about his oft-injured safety's recovery, Schwartz said Delmas is “really not day-to-day. He’s still more week-to-week.”

Delmas underwent surgery on his left knee Aug. 7, after dealing with tendinitis early in training camp and hasn’t practiced since the procedure.

Delmas has worked out with trainers on the field before each of the Lions’ first two games, and Schwartz insisted today that he hasn't suffered any setbacks in his recovery. The Lions initially hoped he would return at the start of the regular season.

“It’s just we’re waiting for his knee to be better to get him back on the practice field and get him on the game field,” Schwartz said. “Like I said, that’s what it is. I never said that we expect to have him back. That’s the objective, but with injuries, we never go into any injury, whether it’s a guy with a pulled muscle or a guy with a knee injury- - a guy with anything -- and say, 'Hey, this is the timetable, and he’s coming back right then.'

"That’s one of the reasons I don’t talk very much about injuries, 'cause the only thing that’s going to determine whether a guy’s back on the field is whether he’s able to do his job on the field. That’s where we are with him.”

Source: Detroit Free Press
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