Taylor Decker's injury hurt the Detroit Lions, but it might not be a long-term issue according to Rod Wood.

Wood, speaking recently on WJR radio in Detroit, was referenced in a piece by Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com, and as he said, the Lions might not be missing as much of their prized left tackle as expected.

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Here's Wood's more optimistic take from the radio on where things stand currently.

However, Wood’s comments in an interview on WJR-760 last week offered the possibility that Decker might return sooner than many have projected as possible. “Hopefully, we’ll get Taylor Decker back sooner rather than later,” Wood said on WJR. “I think we have a better team. I think we have a better team in place. “You’ve got to block, and you’ve got to give your quarterback time. We need to get our running game going. If we get that going, with the way Matthew (Stafford) played last year, we should have a really good offense.”

As Twentyman pointed out, the Lions have said nothing as it relates to the future of Decker. Jim Caldwell has been tight lipped about the recovery timetable, but it was reasonably speculated that while the injury isn't season-threatening, it could be something that kept Decker out at least near half the season or more.

Stay tuned to see what really ends up happening with Decker in the weeks and months ahead.