Schwartz: Best Making Progress, Still Not Cleared To Play

February 23, 2012 1:31 PM

DETROIT, MI – JANUARY 02: Jahvid Best #44 of the Detroit Lions tries to get around the tackle of Frank Walker #41 of the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field on January 2, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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INDIANAPOLIS — Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best should be back on the field in training camp after a series of head injuries ended his 2011 season.

Coach Jim Schwartz told media at the Scouting Combine that Best and 2011 first-round pick Mikel Leshoure should be ready to contribute next season. Leshoure suffered a season-ending achilles injury in training camp.

If there is uncertainty with either player, it’s Best, who had two concussions and missed the final 10 games last season.

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