The Facts: There is a report out there that the Lions "now'' believe they'll lose Jones for up to half of the 2007 season. The report makes it sound like there's been some new information about his Lisfranc injury, but that's just not true.

Diehards Line:According to Booth Newspapers beat man Tom Kowalski, Jones remains in a boot, but has already started the early process of his rehabilitation. He is right on schedule to return for the start of training camp in July. Kowalski added it's extremely unlikely the Lions will do much with him until mid-August. There's no point in rushing things and they can afford to give him as much recovery time as possible. But Kowalski clearly isn't buying Adam Schefter's report from Saturday. ... Stay tuned. More as developments warrant.