Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions (6-3) and Philadelphia Eagles (7-2) were back on the practice field on Thursday as they prepare for their showdown on “Sunday Night Football.” There are a few concerning injuries on the Lions’ side of things, including tight end Sam LaPorta missing his second straight practice and cornerback Amik Robertson being a mid-week addition to the injury report.
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.
LaPorta has now missed two consecutive practices, and the severity of his back injury is not entirely known, as he did not leave last week’s game with this injury, and coach Dan Campbell has not discussed it. We’ll surely get an update at Campbell’s Friday press conference, but for now, we’ll just have to wait to see if this injury could cost LaPorta this game.
O’Connor was limited on Wednesday and then downgraded to no practice on Thursday. It’s not known if this was a planned rest day or if he re-aggravated his knee, but either way, his chances of playing Sunday are not as optimistic as they were previously.
Arnold is still working his way through the NFL’s concussion protocols, and while he has yet to practice, he still has time to clear them ahead of the game. Arnold talked about his injury on his most recent “Closed on Sundays” podcast, and how he knew something wasn’t right after taking a shot from Commanders’ Deebo Samuel.
“Right now, they got ya boy in concussion protocol,” Arnold said to his podcast partner Pat Surtain II. “But, I feel good. I look at stuff like this and just say, ‘It’s in God’s hands.’”
Joseph continues to miss practices and is in line to miss his fourth straight game unless something dramatic happens on Friday.
Vaki missed one practice with a new injury—his third different one on the season—but was back at practice on Thursday in hopes of staying on the field come game day.
Saylors has now stacked two practices since he missed Week 10, and with him...
