Lions GM Brad Holmes said Thursday that Hassanein (pectoral) will play with Detroit this season following the end of his injury-settlement period, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Hassanein hurt his pectoral in a preseason game Aug. 16 and was waived with an injury settlement Wednesday. However, it sounds like the plan is for Hassanein to rehab the injury and then eventually return to the Lions, who selected him in the sixth round of April's NFL Draft. By reaching an injury settlement with Hassanein instead of placing him on IR, Detroit avoided having to use one of its eight regular-season slots available for designating players who have been moved to IR to return.

The Lions waived Hassanein (pectoral) with an injury settlement Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Hassanein suffered a serious pectoral injury during the Lions' preseason game against the Dolphins on Aug. 16. The rookie sixth-rounder will look to join a team in need of depth at defensive end once he's fully recovered from his injury.

Hassanein (pectoral) is likely to be out "for a while," Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lions coach Dan Campbell could not say definitively whether Hassanein would be able to play this season, per Woodyard. The sixth-round pick out of Boise State suffered the injury during Saturday's preseason game against the Dolphins. Prior to the setback, the edge rusher was fighting for a depth role.

Hassanein suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday's preseason game versus Miami, Richard Silva of the Detroit News reports.

EDGE Analysis

It sounds like Hassanein could miss some time, as coach Dan Campbell said, "Out of the (injuries) we had today, he might be the one that could be a minute. It could be a little bit." Hassanein was a sixth-round pick out of Boise State back in April.

Hassanein left Monday's training camp practice due to a lower-leg injury, per The Detroit News.

EDGE Analysis

Hassanein was able to walk off the practice field under his own power, and the rookie sixth-rounder indicated after Monday's session that the injury isn't serious. His practice participation in the coming week will shed further clarity on his chances of playing against the Dolphins on Saturday. Hassanein is competing for a depth defensive-end spot on the Lions' 53-man roster.