Barnes was placed on injured reserve Sept. 24 after suffering the injury in Week 3 against the Cardinals. Although the details of his injury are not known, it has been mentioned previously by Campbell that he would miss a significant amount of time.

The Lions got two key players back on the field in their first post-bye practice on Monday. Safety Brian Branch did not play in the Week Four win over the Seahawks because of an illness and center Frank Ragnow missed the game with a pectoral injury,