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Lions rookie Antwione Williams, shown making a tackle in the preseason, made his return to practice on Thursday.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions got a linebacker back at practice on Thursday, though it wasn't DeAndre Levy.

Rookie Antwione Williams made his return after going down with a hamstring injury in the Week 2 loss against Tennessee. Tight end Eric Ebron was also back, after taking Wednesday off with an ankle, along with defensive end Wallace Gilberry.

Levy and defensive end Ezekiel Ansah were the only players to miss practice. Levy's missed two games with a quad injury, while Ansah has missed all but three snaps in that stretch because of an ankle.

Neither player has been seen by reporters at a practice since suffering their injuries, and neither is expected to play in Sunday's game against the Bears.

Coach Jim Caldwell declined to comment when asked how much consideration there's been for putting either player on injured reserve.

"Check the report," Caldwell said.

NFL injury reports do not include how much consideration was put into putting players on IR.