Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions (6-4) and New York Giants (2-9) have declared their initial Week 12 injury reports, and while the Giants were on the practice field, the Lions only ran a walkthrough after a tough road game on Sunday night. With a walkthrough on the docket for Wednesday, all of the Lions’ players’ participation levels are estimates from the coaching staff, assuming the team had run a regular practice.
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 was added to the injured reserve list ahead of Week 11, and at this time, his potential to return this season appears completely unknown.
“Obviously, it’s enough to where we’re talking about four weeks here,” Lions coach Campbell said on Sunday night. “So, obviously, we’re going to hope that this thing calms down. And after those four games, we can get him back, but we’re really just taking this day-to-day, week-to-week.”
Sewell, for the third game in a row, required attention from the trainers during this week’s game, but did not miss an offensive snap. In Week 11, he needed a tape job on his left ankle, and the Lions could scale back his practices this week in order to allow that ankle to heal up a bit.
Decker continues to manage his season-long lingering shoulder, and while he has seen some breaks at practice, Detroit opted to give him some rest to start the week.
Arnold suffered a concussion in Week 10 and was unable to practice or play in Week 11. The NFL’s concussion protocols are thorough, but not entirely clear (like they used to be before tweaking them), so we will have to wait and see how Arnold progresses throughout the week before we get a clear picture of his status for the Giants game.
Branch has a new toe injury. It’s too early to know much of anything about it yet, but it’s worth monitoring given the amount of injuries in the secondary.
Joseph has been dealing with his knee injury all season and was...
