Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions (6-3) and Philadelphia Eagles (7-2) have declared their injury designations ahead of the Week 11 matchup on “Sunday Night Football.”
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.
NOTE: Pat O’Connor (knee) was removed from the injury report and placed on injured reserve.
LaPorta did not appear to be injured in week 10, but he has been unable to practice all week, and the Lions will now be forced to shuffle their tight end room up a bit. Brock Wright is expected to get the start, Ross Dwelley will step into TE2 duties, and if they decide to add a TE3, it’ll likely be via a practice squad elevation of either rookie Zach Horton or Anthony Firkser, who rejoined the Lions earlier this week.
Arnold missed all three practices this week and will not be able to clear the NFL concussion protocols in time. The Lions were hoping they might get good news on his status during the day, but it appears things have not progressed enough.
Joseph will now miss his fourth game in a row while dealing with a knee injury that has taken longer to heal than originally anticipated. Look for him to be replaced in the starting lineup by Thomas Harper again, with veteran Avonte Maddox also possibly getting some looks.
Paschal may be another week away after getting two weeks of practice in while still on IR.
Vaki missed practice on Wednesday but was able to return to the practice field for the remainder of the week. He’ll get a shot to stick at his RB3 and special teams duties on Sunday.
Saylors missed last week but has participated in every practice this week, potentially giving the Lions all five of their running backs available to them on game day. Saylors was replaced by a variety of players on special teams last week, and most notably by Kalif Raymond on kick return.
Wright missed practice on Wednesday, but he’s been practicing for two days, and Campbell gushed over the likelihood that he would be called upon to start at tight end this week.
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