Alex Anzalone Misses Wednesday Practice

Alex Anzalone was the lone Lions player out Wednesday.

The Detroit Lions returned to the practice field Wednesday, in preparation for their Week 13 showdown against the New Orleans Saints. 

Linebacker Alex Anzalone was the only player on the Lions' active roster not participating during the portion of practice open to the media. Offensive guard Jonah Jackson, who has missed the team's previous two games, was back in action. 

Meanwhile, rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker returned to practice, as the team officially opened his 21-day return-to-practice window. 

Hooker, a third-round draft pick out of Tennessee, has been on the non-football injury list while rehabbing a torn ACL suffered in college. 

Third-year Lions coach Dan Campbell hinted Monday that Anzalone may miss the Saints matchup, with an injury suffered in the team's loss to Green Bay Thursday. Should the veteran linebacker be inactive, Detroit will be without one of its defensive captains. 

However, the unit is not devoid of experience. Derrick Barnes, Jack Campbell, Malcolm Rodriguez and Jalen Reeves-Maybin have all played important snaps throughout their careers. 

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Barnes and Reeves-Maybin are established veterans, while Campbell and Rodriguez have earned important snaps early in their careers.

"Number one, they've all played for us. Jack's taken a number of reps, as has Barnes. (Jalen Reeves-Maybin) has played in this league, 'Rodrigo' started for us most of the year last year," Campbell said. "I kind of mentioned this before, if there's an area where we have a significant amount of depth, it's in that room. So, we have a ton of confidence. Any time you lose a player like Alex, if that's the case, it's not easy, but we do feel good about that room, man. We're gonna ask them to do what they do best, and I think they're gonna do a good job for us this week."