The Detroit Lions got Taylor Decker back on the practice field Thursday for the first time since September and the veteran left tackle could play in Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
Decker has missed two games with a shoulder injury that's nagged him all season and has barely practiced since training camp.
His last practice before Thursday was Sept. 19 and he's taken part in just four of 19 practices since the Lions began issuing an injury report the first week of the regular season.
“We’d like to (get him back out there)," Lions coach Dan Campbell said before practice. "I think if we can get him going a little bit (Friday), see if we can do that, we’ll do that. He’s feeling better. But we’ll see."
Decker started the first four games of the season at left tackle b