Top Halapoulivaati Vaitai News
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Unlikely to return this season
Vaitai (back) is unlikely to play again this season after he underwent surgery in September, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports.
Vaitai's chances of returning this season are "slim to none" following his back surgery, according to head coach Dan Campbell. Logan Stenberg will likely remain the top option at right guard for the remainder of the 2022 campaign.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Undergoes surgey
Vaitai (back) underwent surgery earlier this week, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.
Despite the need for surgery, head coach Dan Campbell is not willing to rule Vaitai out for the season yet. In his Week 1 absence, Logan Stenberg drew the start at right guard. However, if Tommy Kraemer (back) is able to return, he may be pegged to take over that role.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Dealing with back injury
Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday that Vaitai is dealing with a back injury, Colton Pouncy of The Athletic reports.
Campbell said it started bothering Vaitai during the preseason finale against Pittsburgh, but the offensive lineman wasn't placed on injured reserve until Monday. While Vaitai will be forced to sit out at least four games, Campbell relays that there's no timetable for his return, though surgery isn't expected, per Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com. In Vaitai's absence, Tommy Kraemer and Drew Forbes will compete for the starting right guard spot to start 2022.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Placed on IR
The Lions placed Vaitai (undisclosed) on injured reserve Monday.
The extent of the injury remains unclear, but Vaitai will miss at least the first four games of the regular season. In his absence, Tommy Kraemer and Drew Forbes will compete for the starting right guard spot to start the 2022 campaign.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Clears COVID protocols
Vaitai was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.
Vaitai spent five days in COVID protocols and was forced to miss the Lions' loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. Now healthy, he should return to his role of starting right guard Week 18 against the Packers.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Placed on COVID-19 list
The Lions placed Vaitai (undisclosed) on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.
It's not yet clear whether Vaitai has tested positive for the virus, but he'll need to isolate from the team. Whether he's available for Sunday's game against Seattle remains to be seen.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Full participant Wednesday
Vaitai (concussion) was a full participant in practice Wednesday, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.
Vaitai missed last week's game due to a concussion, but he has evidently recovered from the injury. Barring a setback, he'll start at right guard Sunday against the Vikings.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Won't play in Week 12
Vaitai (concussion) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Bears.
Vaitai suffered a concussion in last week's game against the Browns and was unable to recover with a quick turnaround, so having him out isn't entirely surprising. Expect Tommy Kraemer to step up and fill the void as the starting right guard while Vaitai is out.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Downgraded to out
Vaitai (concussion) will not return Sunday against the Browns.
Vaitai exited in the second quarter, and it appears he was diagnosed with a concussion. Tommy Kraemer has stepped up to fill in for Vaitai.
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Lions' Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Evaluated for concussion
Vaitai left Sunday's game against the Browns and is being evaluated for a concussion.
Vaitai exited Sunday's game in the second quarter with the injury. Tommy Kraemer should step in at right guard so long as Vaitai remains sidelined.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-6, 328 lbs |
| Birthplace: Haltom City, TX |
| Age: 29 |
| School: TCU |
| Experience: 8 |