The Detroit Lions came out of their game against the Los Angeles Rams relatively unscathed when it comes to their injury situation, but the biggest concern was for cornerback Amik Robertson. The Lions’ veteran cornerback left the game early with a hand injury, leaving Detroit’s already-thin secondary even more shorthanded.

On Monday, Lions coach Dan Campbell provided an update on Robertson, and it appears pretty optimistic. After getting an MRI, Campbell is hopeful that Robertson can play this week, but it will depend on how Robertson progresses when out on the practice field.

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“I’m hopeful that he’ll be able to go. I’m hopeful,” Campbell said. “But, there again, we’ll know probably in the next couple of days.”

Campbell went on to explain it may be something he’ll just have to deal with out there on the field.

“Hand injury, so it’s something that could affect him a little bit. But I think we’d like to believe he’s going to have a chance to play here. But until we get through practice, we won’t entirely know,” Campbell said.

Detroit is already a tad light at cornerback. Terrion Arnold’s season is over after undergoing shoulder surgery, Ennis Rakestraw has been out the entire year with his own shoulder injury, and they’ve only recently gotten D.J. Reed back after he missed six games with a hamstring injury.

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That left the Lions to play with Reed and Rock Ya-Sin after Robertson went down. They also have Khalil Dorsey, Arthur Maulet, and Nick Whiteside available as depth.

Robertson has been Detroit’s do-it-all cornerback, capable of playing on the outside and in the slot. While this hasn’t been his best statistical season—allowing a passer rating of 109.9 when targeted, per PFF—he remains one of Detroit’s most reliable cornerbacks. He also has yet to miss a game since signing with the Lions in 2024.