Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions (3-1) will travel to Ohio in Week 5 to take on the Cincinnati Bengals (2-2). Both teams were on the practice field on Wednesday as they prepare for another NFC North vs. AFC North showdown.
There were a lot of moving parts to Wednesday’s injury report, so let’s take a look and get you up to date with what we know. Note: Any changes from the last injury report will be bolded.
With McNeill returning to practice, the Lions have three full weeks to determine when he’ll be ready to return to the active roster—though he is eligible to be activated at any time. We also got a less-than-encouraging update from Campbell on edge rusher Josh Paschal and rookie guard Miles Frazier.
Campbell on Paschal:
“I would say the same thing as I said a week or two ago. He’s improving but he’s not ready yet.”
Campbell on Frazier:
“He is progressing not as fast as we’d hoped. I can’t say that we won’t get him back at some point this year, but it’s not as clear as, say, (Christian) Mahogany was last year. It was very clear at this point that, ‘Okay, he’s getting healthier. He’s starting to feel better.’ We’re not quite there, but he is improving.”
Vaki was finally cleared from an early training camp hamstring injury and was able to play in Week 3, but unfortunately injured his groin while playing on special teams. He missed all of Week 4 practices and the game, but no move to injured reserve suggests he’ll be able to return soon.
Decker and the Lions have been resting his shoulder during the week in order to get him ready to play on game day. And while that is not ideal for the long term, it’s what is necessary at this time. The Lions plan to get him practice reps when they can, but they’re not going to risk his potential to play in their next game.
“Decker has been laying it on the line for us,” Campbell said on Wednesday. “And we know he’s not 100 percent. And so, it’s taken everything to get...
