Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions (6-4) and New York Giants (2-9) have declared their injury designations ahead of the Week 12 battle on Sunday afternoon at Ford Field. While the Lions will be missing a couple of starters in their secondary, the Giants will be without their quarterback—a significant blow for their chances on Sunday.
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.
Frazier is nearing the end of his injury evaluation window, but as we saw with Malcolm Rodriguez last week, he won’t be activated ahead of this Sunday’s game. The Lions have been working on cross-training him at guard and tackle, in the hopes that when he does return, he’ll be able to contribute as a reserve at multiple spots.
“We’ve really worked him at both spots. I mean, he’s doing some tackle for us, but then he’s kicking in at guard, too,” Campbell said on Friday. “So, right now, we’re just trying to get him—it’s kind of like, alright, well if he’s going to go, he’s got to be able to play multiple spots if something happens.[…] So, he’s kind of doing a little bit of everything right now.”
Paschal is also nearing the end of his injury evaluation window, but whenever Campbell is asked about which players are close to returning, Paschal’s name is not included. That could mean that the Lions plan on waiting to activate him as long as possible, and then, even once activated, he may need more time before being ready to contribute.
Davenport is “close” to returning to game action, per Campbell, but it won’t happen this weekend. The Lions are in no rush to make a decision on Davenport’s status, which may not happen until after Thanksgiving.
Arnold was not able to clear the NFL’s concussion protocol and will need to sit out another game. With a short week next week (the Lions play on Thanksgiving Day), there’s a chance Arnold may be pressed to clear protocols ahead of the Packers game as well.
Joseph’s chances of playing this weekend were “slim,” according to Lions coach Dan Campbell, but the coach insisted the All-Pro safety was making progress towards returning soon.
“Doing better. Doing a lot better, progressing. Progressing, progressing,” Campbell noted on Friday.
