ALLEN PARK -- Giovanni Manu and the Detroit Lions are hoping Taylor Decker is healthy and able to play against the Chicago Bears this weekend.

But if Decker is unable to go, it will be Manu to start at left tackle for his first NFL offensive snaps. Decker (shoulder) has missed every practice this week. And while he said he hoped to play, and offensive coordinator John Morton was operating with the expectation he would, that situation got a little cloudier after Dan Campbell spoke on Friday.

“And just for the record, Deck wants to play. I’m going to make that very clear,” the Lions coach said. “Deck wants to play. So, this is about the long-term season, is what this is going to come down to, just as far as what we do for this one.”

Campbell added that the luxury with Decker is that he’s

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