Overview
- LaPorta took part without limitations in the Detroit Lions’ opening training camp practice Wednesday, his first full session since a November microdiscectomy ended his 2025 season.
- The tight end says nerve strength came back in stages from his glute to hamstring to calf and that he regained full strength about two to three months ago.
- Detroit limited his participation in spring OTAs and minicamp and only cleared him for full workload at camp to protect him and manage his long-term durability.
- LaPorta described the rehab’s heavy mental toll, telling teammates and the media he feared he might not play again and that the uncertainty weighed on him and his family.
- Next steps for LaPorta are getting reps in padded practices and proving he can absorb contact across a full preseason and regular season without symptom return.