Look for rookie wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa to be more involved in the Detroit Lions' offense in Week 2.
TeSlaa played just three snaps in his NFL debut, but one of them saw him pull in a ridiculous catch late in the fourth quarter that amounted to his first reception and touchdown.
After the game, head coach Dan Campbell revealed the Lions are looking to get the rookie more involved in the offense moving forward.
"Certainly, we'd like to use him more," he said. "There's something there. Looks like he's back and feels pretty good. It was good to see him make a play. He was only in for three plays on offense but did a good job on those three, made that big catch, so we're going to start trying to get him some reps."
As for the limited work TeSlaa received in Week 1, Campbell noted that the illness TeSlaa battled that forced him to be limited during the week was the cause.
"We really wanted to try and get him involved last week but then he got sick and missed a lot of practice so then we didn't feel comfortable trying to load him up," Campbell revealed. "So, it was going to be very limited."
Instead of deploying TeSlaa, the Lions gave the WR3 snaps to wide receiver Kalif Raymond, who was on the field for 44 offensive plays. That was the most snaps Raymond has played since Week 12 of the 2022 campaign.
With his touchdown catch on Sunday, TeSlaa has now scored in four straight games dating back to the preseason. The Arkansas product tallied a touchdown catch in every preseason game following the Hall of Fame Game.
After the Lions' offense struggled in Week 1, it wouldn't hurt to shake things up a bit. Giving TeSlaa more opportunities is one way to go about it.
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