Sam LaPorta Injury Update: The Lions expect TE to play on “Monday Night Football” against the Seahawks.

After looking “really good” in practice on Friday, Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is expected to play in Monday night’s showdown between Detroit and the Seattle Seahawks. LaPorta is dealing with an ankle injury suffered in last Sunday’s win over the Arizona Cardinals.

LaPorta did not practice on Thursday but was a full participant in Friday’s practice.

“That was good to see,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said of LaPorta’s participation on Friday. “So he recovered quickly and healed well. So no, he’s fine.”

LaPorta’s quick recovery is obviously good news for the Lions, who are trying to keep up with NFC North opponents Packers and Vikings in arguably the NFL’s toughest division. The good news for Detroit is that either the Packers or Vikings will lose this weekend as the two teams play each other.

A 2023 second-round pick, LaPorta has quickly become one of the NFL’s best players at his position. He was a Pro Bowler last year after catching 86 passes for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns. However, LaPorta’s numbers haven’t been that impressive so far this year. In Detroit’s first three games, he only had eight balls on ten goals.

Monday night’s game should be a hard-fought game between two teams that have legitimate playoff aspirations. The Lions are off to a 2-1 start, while the Seahawks are 3-0 and feature top-10 units on both offense and defense.