Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions (4-1) are on the road again in Week 6, as they travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs (2-3). The Lions open the week with several players not practicing, including four starters, while the Chiefs had everyone accounted for.
There were numerous injuries to sort through over the past week, so 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.
Dorsey was added to injured reserve on Wednesday, an expected move based on Lions coach Dan Campbell’s comments on Monday, suggesting the corner would be “out a long time.” Dorsey will be required to miss the next four games and will be eligible to return following the Lions Week 10 game against the Washington Commanders.
Vaki has not practiced for two weeks now, so while him not practicing isn’t anything new, it is a bit discouraging that this injury is lingering. The Lions opted not to put him on injured reserve, so there is hope he will return to practice soon.
St. Brown played a full complement of snaps in Week 5 and is listed with a wrist injury. No other details were given from the team, so we’ll have to see how it plays out through the week.
Raymond suffered a scary hit on a return in Week 5 and was forced out of the game. While he was not officially practicing on Wednesday, he was spotted by our own Jeremy Reisman on the side of the practice field working with trainers, which is an encouraging sign that this may not be a long-term injury.
Decker continues to miss practice in order to rest his shoulder, and while he’s played without practice earlier in the season, he was not available to play last Sunday. If Decker needs another week (or more) to rest his shoulder, the Lions may plan on starting Giovanni Manu (who started at left tackle last week) or they could turn to veteran [Dan Skipper (who was signed to the...
