Mon 9/5/11 2:34 PM

Lions activated CB Alphonso Smith (foot) from the active/NFI list. "He's not game-ready yet," coach Jim Schwartz admitted. "It's still going to be a while for him, but it's going to be sooner than six weeks, so we wanted to get him in the swing." Smith will be Detroit's nickel corner when he returns. The job will either go to Brandon McDonald or Aaron Berry to open the season.