Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions (8-8) and Chicago Bears (11-5) have announced their initial injury reports as they prepare to face off in Week 18.
While the Lions don’t plan to rest any of their veterans to get a look at younger players, coach Dan Campbell acknowledged that he will consider shutting down players who have been dealing with season-long injuries or who could risk further injury by playing. In those situations, they will put their next best player on the field to try to win the game. Furthermore, Campbell noted that there’s a difference between players who are injured and players who are just working through the aches and pains of the regular season—the latter of which he expects them to play.
At the end of the day, while logical, this approach complicates our ability to analyze an already messy injury list properly. As always, we’ll do our best to decipher the daily injury reports, but don’t be surprised if there are a few unexpected outcomes this week.
Let’s take a look at the latest injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note: Any changes from the last injury report will be bolded.
With neither Wright nor Cunningham returning to practice this week, it looks like their season could be over.
St. Brown appeared to be bothered by his existing knee injury in Week 17 and is considered “day-to-day” by coach Dan Campbell. While his availability is still in question for this weekend, Campbell noted that St. Brown “wants to go” and his injury is not long-term, which means there’s a chance he can play against Chicago.
Sewell appeared to aggravate his ankle injury in Week 17, but he managed to play through it. It’s possible that he missed this practice because it was a maintenance day, or it could be a sign that he made it worse. We’ll likely find out more in the coming days.
Mahogany and Awosika have been on the injury report for lower-body injuries in recent weeks, but it looks like they’ve put those injuries behind them. However, they are the latest players to deal with an illness that has been making its way through the locker room.
Colon has been dealing with a wrist injury for a few weeks now, and while it’s limited him at separate times, he’s also shown he’s been able to...
