ALLEN PARK — Josh Paschal returning to Detroit Lions practice happened even quicker than Dan Campbell had anticipated.

When speaking to reporters a week ago, Campbell finally shared that the young defensive end was nursing a back injury after weeks of speculation about why he remained on the non-football injury list. He added that Paschal had “a few more things to show” before they opened his practice window.

Less than a week later, Paschal returned to the Lions’ practice field, with the team officially opening his 21-day window. When discussing Paschal’s progression since returning to the field, Campbell admitted he may have jumped the gun.

“I kind of dropped the ball on that one,” Campbell laughed. “Because that was literally — right after we talked about that, I think I went up to

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