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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Tight end?Eric Ebron walked slowly off the Detroit Lions practice field Monday morning, head down as he moved toward the weight room, ignoring questions from reporters who were being held at a distance.Ebron did not practice with the Lions on Monday after being carted off the field Saturday during the teams mock game at Ford Field. At the time, his injury appeared serious.The good news for Ebron is he was walking -- and doing so without a boot or a bulky brace on his right foot.While head coach Jim Caldwell refused to discuss the injury Monday, a source told ESPNs Adam Caplan that Ebron is dealing with a pretty decent [right] ankle sprain.Caldwell declined to say what happened to Ebron, how he felt to see him walking around or whether the injury would keep Ebron out for long. In the past, Caldwell has said when an injury would keep a guy out for a while.Im not going to discuss anything, Caldwell said. Im not going to get into prognosticating. Im not the doctor or anything. Im not going to talk about that.Caldwell would only say well see when asked if Ebron would practice this week when Detroit and Pittsburgh hold joint practice in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and whether he would play in Fridays preseason opener at Pittsburgh.Caldwell also declined to say much about what he thought when Ebron initially went down Saturday.One of the things that happens in our game is that youre going to have some injuries, Caldwell said. Things happen all the time that way, but you hope they dont. But sometimes they do.With Ebron out, veteran Matthew Mulligan and undrafted rookie Cole Wick took first-team reps. The Lions now have their top three tight ends out with injury. Brandon Pettigrew remains on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from a torn ACL. Tim Wright is out for the season with a torn ACL and then theres Ebron.Ebron spent Monday on the side trying to tutor Wick, often explaining things to him between reps.Hes definitely been a great mentor, Wick said. Hes helping me out where I need help on and if Im taking a step too shallow or something, hes there to tell me. Just really helping me out as far as everything goes, on routes, footwork and blocking and everything like that.Ebron, who is expected to be the Lions top tight end this season, was having a strong camp. Earlier this preseason, the No. 10 pick in the 2014 NFL draft called the 2016 season a make it or break it season. The Lions have to make a decision on Ebrons fifth-year option during this coming offseason.Lions general manager Bob Quinn also declined comment on Ebrons injury Monday. Detroit did make a roster move Monday, but it was a back-end move flipping wide receivers instead of picking up a tight end. 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A volunteer assistant coach is also facing a criminal mistreatment charge.Benton County District Attorney John Haroldson said 11 freshman players had intimate parts of their bodies targeted during an initiation.All football activities were suspended during the investigation and players didnt resume practice until this week. Superintendent Melissa Goff told board members that three outside experts evaluated the practices to determine the readiness of the athletes to play.They unanimously agreed that we do not have the readiness to have a varsity program, she said.The meeting drew more than 50 people, with many in tears as theyy addressed the board.ddddddddddddOne man read a letter attributed to a group of the parents of the victims.We have heard voices of support for the coaches, voices of support for the young men charged, and the seeming unfairness towards them, he said. We speak up at this time because the lack of focus on what happened to our children, and the lack of apparent empathy for them, has reached a concerning level.Lori Haslam, the schools dance coach, said the victims have been on the receiving end of snide remarks and catcalls at school. Retaliation is alive and well at PHS, she said.Haslam said the school must make sure hazing does not happen again, and coaches like her needed to be responsible for ensuring that.Melissa Muir, the wife of head football coach Troy Muir, also spoke. She said her husband didnt know about the hazing initiation and those who were involved took advantage of his trust.---Information from: Gazette-Times, http://www.gtconnect.com ' ' '