Lions GM Brad Holmes declined to give a timetable for RB Isiah Pacheco's return from his back injury. Holmes said only that he's "hopeful" Pacheco will return this season, according to ESPN's Eric Woodyard. "He's steadily feeling better and he's doing everything that he can to get back," Holmes added.
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We don't have any details on Pacheco's back injury, but it sounds like he could miss more than the 4 games he's required to on short-term IR.
Pacheco is only worth stashing in deep fantasy leagues at this point.
The Lions still haven't made a move at RB, leaving Jacob Saylors, Sione Vaki, and Jabari Small behind Jahmyr Gibbs.
Saylors seems to be second on the depth chart but is a shaky handcuff. This would likely be a backfield to avoid if Gibbs misses time before Pacheco is back.
