Tracy Walker looks ready to roll in latest clips from his Achilles surgery rehab

© Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Starters – Tracy Walker, DeShon Elliott Reserves – Kerby Joseph, Ifeatu Melifonwu Providing Melifonwu is healthy–he’s currently out with an injury–this foursome should be very secure. The biggest question comes with the No. 5 safety and if the Lions keep five. In this projection, they let C.J. Moore (and JuJu Hughes) slide off the initial 53-man roster with the understanding that either vet can come back right away. Could Moore, an experienced defender who is an asset on special teams, make the final 53? Absolutely. This is where the balance of an extra WR or DL or CB makes the roster projection complicated. Because Will Harris can play safety in a pinch and Chris Board has safety-like qualities for certain packages, the Lions could get away with just four to start.

Tracy Walker remains penciled in as one of the Lions’ three starting safeties as he recovers from surgery to repair his torn Achilles tendon. The veteran is quickly erasing the pencil with permanent marker on the depth chart.

Walker has periodically posted videos of his progress in rehabilitating from surgery. Now over six months out from the September 25th date of injury, Walker’s latest video documentation of his progress in movement and explosiveness shows a player who sure looks ready to get on the field very soon.

Here are some of the live-action videos captured from Walker’s Instagram story on Thursday:

Those are very promising movement skills from Walker, who recently declared he would be ready for OTAs next month.

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